Agostino Bausa
Agostino Bausa OP (born February 25, 1821 in Florence as Antonio Vincenzio Giuseppe Bausa ; † April 15, 1899 ibid) was a Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Florence and cardinal .
Life
Early years and studies
Agostino Bausa was the son of Giovanni Battista Bausa, a Genoa merchant, and his wife Maria Annunziate Somigli, a Florentine woman. Shortly after the birth, he received the emergency baptism from the midwife , because it was feared that the child would die. At his regular baptism in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore the next day he was given the baptismal name Antonio Vincenzio Giuseppe .
Agostino Bausa was educated at various church schools in Florence. At the age of 18 he entered the Dominican Order in 1839 and took the name of the order Agostino . After studying philosophy , he made his temporary profession on November 9, 1844, and perpetual vows on February 27, 1845 in the Santa Maria Novella monastery in Florence .
He continued his studies in Perugia in 1845/46 and then at the Collegio San Tommaso , the study facility of the Dominican monastery of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome . There he received his doctorate on July 12, 1847 and returned to Florence.
Church career
The sacrament of Holy Orders received Agostino Bausa on 24 March 1845 in the Carthusian monastery in Florence by Paulo Augusto Foscolo , titularer Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem . Agostino Bausa taught theology at the Dominican College of Santa Maria Novella from 1847 to 1849 . In 1849 Father Agostino accompanied Antonio Merciai , titular archbishop of Teodosiopoli , who was appointed Apostolic Delegate for the Chaldeans , Armenians and Syrians based in Mosul , as secretary , when he returned there. After the death of Archbishop Merciai in October 1850, Father Agostino took over the leadership of the Apostolic Delegation in Diarbékir . He settled in Mosul and later in Nur-Jaruk , where he learned the local languages. He later worked as a missionary in Kurdistan , where he was arrested and taken hostage . After his liberation he wanted to leave for Armenia, but had to return to Italy in 1856 because of his poor health. He spent a few years relaxing in Ancona .
In 1860 Agostino Bausa returned to the convent of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, where he taught theology and oriental languages. In 1869 he became a professor of dogmatics at the Archbishop's Seminar in Florence. At the First Vatican Council he took part as theological advisor to the Archbishop of Florence. After the council he resumed teaching. In 1878 he became prior of the Santa Maria Novella monastery .
In the consistory of May 23, 1887 Pope Leo XIII. Agostino Bausa as cardinal deacon and on May 26, 1887, with the cardinal's hat , awarded him the title deaconry Santa Maria in Domnica . On December 22, 1887, Agostino Bausa became President of the Pontifical Academy for the Catholic Faith.
On February 11, 1889, Agostino Bausa was elected Archbishop of Florence. He received on February 14, 1889 the rank of cardinal priest with the titular church Santa Sabina . The episcopal ordination received his Pope Leo XIII., Co-consecrators were Francesco di Paola Cassetta , Pontifical chaplain , and Guglielmo Piferri , Pontifical sacristan .
Agostino Bausa died in Florence on April 15, 1899. His body was laid out in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore , where he was baptized. The exequies took place on August 19, 1899, and on August 25, 1899 he was temporarily buried in the Soffiano cemetery. He found his final resting place on October 29, 1901 in the local cemetery church.
Services
Agostino Bausa was famous for his language skills and eloquence. He understood and spoke Hebrew , Arabic , Turkish , Aramaic , Armenian and Kurdish . Because of his eloquence called Leo XIII. him the " Bossuet of Florence".
literature
- Martin Bräuer: Handbook of the Cardinals 1846–2012. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-026944-4 , pp. 145 f.
Web links
- BAUSA, OP, Agostino. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 19, 2015.
- Entry on Agostino Bausa on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 19, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenio Cecconi |
Archbishop of Florence 1889–1899 |
Alfonso Mistrangelo |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bausa, Agostino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bausa, Antonio Vincenzio Giuseppe (Christian name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Florence and Cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1899 |
| Place of death | Florence |