Francisco de Saldanha da Gama

D. Francisco I de Saldanha da Gama (20 May 1723 – 1 November 1776) was the third Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon.


Francisco I
Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisbon
In office1758-1776
PredecessorJosé Manuel da Câmara de Atalaia
SuccessorFernando de Sousa e Silva
Orders
Ordination1739
Consecration5 August 1759
by José Dantas Barbosa
Created cardinal5 April 1756
by Benedict XIV
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Francisco de Saldanha da Gama

20 May 1723
Died1 November 1776 (aged 53)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
DenominationRoman Catholic

Life

He was the great-grandson of Margarida de Vilhena and a descendant of the first viscount of Vila Nova de Cerveira, Leonel de Lima. His father was João de Saldanha da Gama (1674–1752), forty-first viceroy of India. He studied canon law at Coimbra and was ordained to the Priesthood in 1739.[1] He was created Cardinal by Pope Benedict XIV in 1756 at the request of Joseph I of Portugal.[2] He was named Patriarch of Lisbon on 25 July 1758 and was consecrated to the Episcopate on 5 August 1759.

On 1 April 1758, a brief was obtained from the aged Pope Benedict XIV, appointing Saldanha, recommended by the Marquis of Pombal, to investigate allegations against the Jesuits that had been raised in the name of Joseph I of Portugal.

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