What is Eduardo Martínez Somalo?
'''Eduardo Martínez Somalo''' (31 March 1927 &ndash; 10 August 2021) was a Spanish [[cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Martínez was born in the small town of [[Baños de Río Tobía]] in [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]], Spain. Martínez received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal consecration]] on 13 December 1975. He was [[Cardinal protodeacon]] from 29 January 1996 to 9 January 1999. Martínez retired as Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on 11 February 2004. Martínez Somalo had a [[heart attack]] in July 2021. He died a month later on 10 August 2021 in [[Vatican City]], aged 94.<ref>{{cite news | access-date = 10 August 2021 | date = 10 August 2021 | url = https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248638/cardinal-eduardo-martinez-somalo-retired-camerlengo-dies-at-94 | publisher = Catholic News Agency | title =Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo, retired camerlengo, dies at 94 | first = Hannah | last = Brockhaus }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=De Carolis|first=Alessandro|date=10 August 2021|title= Cardinal Martinez Somalo dies at age of 94 |url= https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2021-08/cardinal-martinez-somalo-dead-former-camerlengo.html |work=Vatican News|access-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810173531/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2021-08/cardinal-martinez-somalo-dead-former-camerlengo.html|archive-date= 10 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/letters/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20070404_martinez-somalo_en.html Letter to Cardinal Martínez Somalo from Pope Benedict on his resignation as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church] {{DEFAULTSORT:Somalo, Eduardo Martinez}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Spanish cardinals]] [[Category:Spanish Roman Catholic bishops]] {{bio-stub}}