Publio Maria Sant (26 August 1779 – 28 October 1864) was a Maltese prelate who became bishop of Malta in 1847.[1]
His Excellency Publio Maria Sant | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Malta | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Malta |
| Appointed | 12 April 1847 |
| In office | 1848-1864 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Saverio Caruana |
| Successor | Gaetano Pace Forno |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Rhodus |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1805 |
| Consecration | 28 June 1818 by Ferdinando Mattei |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1779 |
| Died | October 28, 1864 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Parents | Count Giovanni Francesco Sant and Baroness Chiara Bonici-Platamone-Xara-Cassia |
Biography
editSant was born into a noble family in Valletta on August 26, 1779. His father, Giovanni Francesco, was the 2nd Count Sant while his mother, Chiara Bonici-Platamone-Xara-Cassia, was the 7th Baroness of Ghariexem and Tabia in her own right. His grandfather, Baldassare Salvatore Sant, was created count by Maria Theresa, the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, in her Italian territories. In 1805 Sant was ordained priest at the age of 26. In 1817 he was appointed as the Titular Bishop of Laranda and ordained bishop on June 28, 1818 by Ferdinando Mattei the Bishop of Malta. On April 12, 1847 he was appointed as the Coadjutor Bishop of Malta while a few months later, on 17 November, he succeeded as Bishop of Malta, and Titular Archbishop of Rhodes, after the death of Bishop Francis Saverio Caruana.[2] He was formally installed on June 15, 1848. Archbishop Sant is well known in Sliema as the one who gave permission for the construction of a new church dedicated to Our Lady of Stella Maris in 1852.[3] Archbishop Sant resigned on December 4, 1857. He died seven years later on October 28, 1864. His brother, Count Luigi Maria Sant-Cassia, was married to the niece of Cardinal Fabrizio Sceberras-Testaferrata.
References
edit- ^ Morana, Martin (2011). Bejn Kliem u Storja (in Maltese). Malta: Books Distributors Limited. ISBN 978-99957-0137-6. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Archbishop Publio Maria Sant". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Stella Maris parish church, Sliema". OneWeekHoliday.com. 2011-02-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2014-02-20.