Angelo Rotta
Angelo Rotta (born August 9, 1872 in Milan , † February 1, 1965 in the Vatican ) was the apostolic nuncio in Budapest at the end of World War II .
During his early diplomatic activities in Bulgaria , he saved the lives of Bulgarian Jews by issuing baptismal certificates and travel permits to Palestine. In 1922 he became titular archbishop of Thebae .
From 1944 to 1945 he contributed significantly to the rescue operation of the neutral states ( Portugal , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland and Vatican City ) as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross in Budapest (initiated by Carl Lutz , led by Giorgio Perlasca , Friedrich Born , Raoul , among others Wallenberg , Angel Sanz Briz ). Together with his secretary Gennaro Verolino , he issued more than 15,000 letters of protection and baptism certificates to Hungarian Jews . As the doyen of the diplomatic corps , he protested several times to the Hungarian government against the deportation of the Jews.
In 1957, Rotta retired from diplomacy . In 1997 he was honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations .
Web links
- Entry on Angelo Rotta on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on June 24, 2017.
- A short biography (Italian)
- A short biography (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Righteous Among Nations. Diplomats (with links)
- ↑ Righteous Among the Nations Recognized by Yad Vashem as of 1 January 2008 - Italy ( Memento from 6 December 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 133 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rotta, Angelo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Apostolic Nuncio in Budapest at the end of World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1965 |
| Place of death | Vatican |