Francesco Minerva (31 January 1904 – 23 August 2004) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate; at his death he was the second-oldest living bishop in the...

Santa Maria sopra Minerva is one of the major churches of the Order of Preachers (also known as the Dominicans) in Rome, Italy. The church's name derives...

Italy). He was ordained a priest in 1953 and was secretary to Bishop Francesco Minerva of Lecce from 1953 to 1958. He also served as diocesan chaplain for...

Billy Graham Center. 2005-04-08. Retrieved 2008-09-17. "Archbishop Francesco Minerva". Catholic Hierarchy. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-05-27. Jones, Terry...

The left aisle houses the tomb of the Bishop of Lecce Archbishop Francesco Minerva (1904–2004) following three chapels: one containing the relics, chalices...

of Oria. He was consecrated on 29 September 1998 by Archbishop Cosmo Francesco Ruppi with Archbishops Domenico Caliandro and Donato Negro as co-consecrators...

Many other firefighters were also injured by smoke inhalation. Born: Francesco Minerva, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce; in...

Order of Friars Minor on 21 September 1974 by the Archbishop of Lecce Francesco Minerva. On 7 December 1996, Pope John Paul II nominated him bishop of Rrëshen...

was unveiled in 1667 in the Piazza della Minerva in Rome, adjacent to the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where it stands today. The red granite obelisk...

episcopal consecration in the Lecce Cathedral on 29 June 1958 from Francesco Minerva and with Corrado Ursi and Guglielmo Montolese serving as the co-consecrators...