Antonio Tosti
Antonio Tosti | |
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Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 13 January 1860 |
Term ended | 20 March 1866 |
Predecessor | Angelo Mai |
Successor | Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1839–66) Protopriest (1863–66) |
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Created cardinal | 12 February 1838 (in pectore) 18 February 1839 (revealed) by Pope Gregory XVI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio Tosti 4 October 1776 |
Died | 20 March 1866 Rome, Papal States | (aged 89)
Buried | San Michele a Ripa |
Parents | Tommaso Tosti Agnese Massaroti |
Alma mater | Collegio Romano |
Antonio Tosti (4 October 1776 – 20 March 1866)[1] was Catholic Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio in Rome and later Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and Librarian of the Vatican Library.
Personal life and death
[edit]Tosti was born on 4 October 1776 in Rome, where he died on 20 March 1866.
Cardinal-Priest
[edit]Little else is known of Tosti's personal life and few official records exist prior to his elevation to Cardinal (in pectore) and appointment as Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio on 18 February 1839 where he served until his death.[2]
Official Vatican roles
[edit]In 1859 Tosti was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (not to be confused with the role of Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church).
Resignation
[edit]Tosti resigned from this post in 1860 upon appointment as the Librarian of the Vatican Library, a title he held until his death in 1866.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Antonio Cardinal Tosti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "San Pietro in Montorio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Vatican Library". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.