Giovanni Benelli
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His Eminence Giovanni Benelli |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Florence | |
Giovanni Benelli in 1978
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| See | Florence |
| Installed | 3 June 1977 |
| Term ended | 26 October 1982 |
| Predecessor | Ermenegildo Florit |
| Successor | Silvano Piovanelli |
| Other posts | Substitute Secretary of State (1967–77) |
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| Ordination | 31 October 1943 by Giuseppe Debernardi |
| Consecration | 11 September 1966 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
| Created Cardinal | 27 June 1977 by Paul VI |
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| Born |
12 May 1921 Vernio, Italy |
| Died | 26 October 1982 (aged 61) Florence, Italy |
| Motto | Virtus Ex Alto (Power From on High) |
| Coat of arms |  |
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Styles of Giovanni Benelli |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Florence |
Giovanni Benelli (12 May 1921 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Florence from 1977 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1977.
Giovanni Benelli was born in Poggiole di Vernio, Tuscany, to Luigi and Maria (née Simoni) Benelli. Baptised the day after his birth, on 13 May, he was the youngest of his parents' five surviving children, and his uncle Guido was a revered Franciscan friar. Benelli entered the Seminary of Pistoia in 1931, and then attended the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome. He received the clerical tonsure on 23 December 1939, and was eventually ordained a priest on 31 October 1943 by Bishop Giuseppe Debernardi. At age 22, he had not yet reached the canonical age of 24 for priestly ordination, and therefore was given a special dispensation. Benelli finished his studies at the Gregorian in 1947, and also undertook pastoral work in Rome until 1950.
His abilities were noticed by the Church, becoming private secretary in 1946 to Deputy Secretary of State Giovanni Battista Montini. Benelli joined the diplomatic service in 1948, and was raised to the rank of Monsignor on 16 July 1950. He served as the Secretary of nunciatures to Ireland (1950–1953) and to France (1953–1960). Benelli was then appointed to the following posts: auditor of nunciature to Brazil (1960–1962), counsellor of nunciature to Spain (1962–1965), and permanent observer of Holy See before UNESCO in Paris (1965–1966).
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