Giuseppe Pecci
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Giuseppe Cardinal Pecci S.J. (15 December 1807—8 February 1890) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and older brother of Vincenzo Cardinal Pecci.
In 1824, at the age of 16, he became a member of the Society of Jesus. When his brother was elected Pope Leo XIII, Giuseppe was created Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Agata dei Goti on 12 May 1879 at the age of 71 in his brother's first consistory. He was the last member of a Pope's family elevated to the cardinalate.
In 1884 he was appointed Prefect of the now dissolved Congregation for Studies in the Roman Curia.
He died in 1890, 13 years before his brother.
