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Eugène Tisserant

French cardinal (1884-1972) · France · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 87

Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant was a French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia.

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1972Died21 February 19721970Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1967Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaAward1960Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-CharlesAward1958Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1884Born24 March 1884

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Righteous Among the Nations2020
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University1970
Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America1967
Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles1960
Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1958
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre

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France
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1972 · aged 87

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