Raffaele Monaco La Valletta Raffaele Monaco La Valletta Raffaele Monaco La Valletta S.T.D. J.U.D. (23 February 1827 – 14 July 1896) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. Raffaele Monaco La Valletta was born in Aquila and was of a family from Chieti. He was educated at the Collegio Romano where he earned a doctorate in theology. He continued his studies at the La Sapienza University, Rome, where he earned a "doctorate utriusque iuris" (in both canon and civil law). He ended his studies at the Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical
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