Cardinal Donnet

François-Auguste-Ferdinand Donnet (1795-1882) was ordained in 1819. In 1837 he was appointed Archbishop of Bordeaux and in 1852 he was created a cardinal. He used his influence in favour of the pope, the liberty of teaching, and the repression of the irreligious press. At the Vatican Council he openly sided with the Ultramontanes.

Photographed by Pierre Petit of Paris.