Publio Maria Sant

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 posts Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
Orders
Ordination 21 December 1805
Consecration 28 June 1818
by Ferdinando Mattei
Rank Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1779-09-01)September 1, 1779
Valletta Malta
Died October 28, 1864(1864-10-28) (aged 85)
Nationality Maltese
Parents Count Giovanni Francesco Sant and Baroness Chiara Bonici-Platamone-Xara-Cassia

Publio Maria Sant (26 August 1779 – 28 October 1864) was a Maltese prelate who became bishop of Malta in 1847.[1]

Biography

Sant 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Archbishop Publio Maria Sant". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stella Maris parish church, Sliema". OneWeekHoliday.com. 2011-02-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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