Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Alois Hudal across 5 places, from 1885 to 1945.
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Alois Karl Hudal (also known as Luigi Hudal; 31 May 1885 to 13 May 1963) was an Austrian bishop of the Catholic Church based in Rome.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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31 May 1885exact date
Grazattested“Alois Hudal, the son of a shoemaker, was born on 31 May 1885 in Graz, Austria, and studied theology there from 1904 to 1908.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1914year
University of Grazattested“He joined the faculty for Old Testament studies at the University of Graz in 1914.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1930 to 1933period
Germanyattested“Hudal's 1933 promotion to bishop has been cited as evidence that he had close ties to members of the Roman Curia, particularly Cardinal Merry del Val (who died in 1930) and Cardinal Secretary of State Eugenio Pacelli, the future Pius XII…”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1945year
Austria-Hungaryattested“After the war, Hudal was one of the main Catholic organizers of the ratline nets, along with Monsignor , himself an Ustasha war criminal who fled to Austria and then to Italy after 1945, Father Edward Dömöter, a Franciscan of Hungarian o…”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1945year
Italyattested“After the war, Hudal was one of the main Catholic organizers of the ratline nets, along with Monsignor , himself an Ustasha war criminal who fled to Austria and then to Italy after 1945, Father Edward Dömöter, a Franciscan of Hungarian o…”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
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1911year
University of Grazmentioned“In 1911, he earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree at the University of Graz.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1911 to 1913period
Romementioned“He entered the Teutonic College of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome, where he was a chaplain from 1911 to 1913 and attended courses in Old Testament at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1911 to 1913period
Teutonic College of Santa Maria dell'Animamentioned“He entered the Teutonic College of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome, where he was a chaplain from 1911 to 1913 and attended courses in Old Testament at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1911 to 1913period
Pontifical Biblical Institutementioned“He entered the Teutonic College of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome, where he was a chaplain from 1911 to 1913 and attended courses in Old Testament at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1923year
Romementioned“In 1923, he was named rector of the Collegio Teutonico di Santa Maria dell'Anima (known simply as "Anima") in Rome, a theological seminary for German and Austrian priests.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1930year
Holy Officementioned“In 1930, he was appointed a consultant to the Holy Office by Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, its prefect.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
June 1933month
Romementioned“In June 1933, Hudal was consecrated titular bishop of Aela by Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (future Pius XII), who had succeeded Merry del Val as the cardinal protector of the German national church at Rome.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
11 July 1936exact date
Viennamentioned“Hudal was particularly close to von Papen, who as the Reich's ambassador in Vienna prepared the German-Austrian agreement of 11 July 1936, which some claim paved the way for the Anschluss.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
November 1936month
Austria-Hungarymentioned“Despite the restrictions imposed on his book, and despite Nazi restrictions against German monasteries and parishes, and attempts by the Nazi government to forbid Catholic education at schools, going as far as banning the crucifix in sch…”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1937year
Viennamentioned“In Vienna in 1937, Hudal published a book entitled The Foundations of National Socialism, with an imprimatur from Archbishop Theodor Innitzer, in which he enthusiastically endorsed Hitler.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
1937year
Romementioned“The 1937 Hudal book froze his steady rise in Rome and resulted in his leaving the city after the war.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
September 1943month
Milanmentioned“In September 1943, Rauff was sent to Milan, where he took charge of all Gestapo and SD operations throughout northwest Italy.”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
March 1946month
Argentinamentioned“"The Perón government authorized the arrival of the first Nazi collaborators [in Argentina], as a result of a meeting in March 1946 between Antonio Caggiano, a [newly elevated] Argentine cardinal, and Eugène Tisserant, a French cardinal…”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
31 August 1948exact date
Argentinamentioned“In 1999, Italian researcher Matteo Sanfilippo revealed a letter drafted on 31 August 1948 by Bishop Hudal to Argentinian President Juan Perón, requesting 5,000 visas, 3,000 for German and 2,000 for Austrian "soldiers".”source: Wikipedia: Alois Hudal
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