Aristide Rinaldini
Aristide Rinaldini Cardinal (* 5. February 1844 in Montefalco , Papal States ; † 11. February 1920 in Rome ) was a Vatican diplomat and later cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Aristide Rinaldini graduated as a seminarian at the Almo Collegio Capranica his theological and philosophical studies in Rome with the acquisition of the right to teach in Catholic theology and a doctorate in philosophy from. He received on 6 June 1868, the sacrament of the priesthood , and then the entered the diplomatic service Vatican one. From 1868 he worked as a secretary for the Apostolic Nunciatures in Portugal and Belgium . From 1887 to 1893 he was intern in the Netherlands and Luxembourg , from 1893 to 1896 he was in the service of the Vatican State Secretariat .
On August 14, 1896, Pope Leo XIII appointed him . the titular archbishop of Heraclea in Europe and the apostolic nuncio in Belgium . The episcopal ordination received Aristide Rinaldini by Secretary of State Cardinal Mariano Rampolla on 20 August of the same year; Co- consecrators were Guglielmo Pifferi , papal sacristan , and Vincenzo Giuseppe Veneri , bishop of Amelia and a cousin of Aristide Rinaldini. In 1899 he became apostolic nuncio in Spain . In 1907 he represented the Pope as a papal legate at the baptism of the Prince of Asturias .
In the consistory on April 15, 1907, Pope Pius X accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Pancrazio in the college of cardinals . From 1912 to 1914, Aristide Rinaldini held the office of Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals . He took part in the conclave of 1914 , in which Benedict XV. was elected Pope.
Aristide Rinaldini died on February 11, 1920 in Rome and was buried in the Campo Verano cemetery there.
Web links
- Rinaldini, Aristide. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed September 12, 2016.
- Entry on Aristide Rinaldini on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 12, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta |
Chamberlain of the Holy College of Cardinals 1912–1914 |
Pietro Gasparri |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rinaldini, Aristide |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rinaldini, Aristide Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman; Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montefalco , Papal States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1920 |
| Place of death | Rome |