Augusto Theodoli (19 November 1817 – 22 January 1897) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who, as the son of a noble family, filled assignments that associated him closely with the papal household, ceremonies, and basilicas. He became a cardinal in 1889.

Biography

Augustine Theobaldi was born in Rome on 18 September 1819, into a noble family. He was related to Cardinal

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(1601–1650). Though his behavior when young would not have suggested it, he chose a clerical career. During the reign of

Pope Gregory XVI Pope Gregory XVI ( la, Gregorius XVI; it, Gregorio XVI; born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari; 18 September 1765 – 1 June 1846) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in 1 June 1846. He ...

, he became a canon of Santa Maria Maggiore. Under Pope Pius IX, in 1847, he became a canon of the

Lateran Basilica The Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran ( it, Arcibasilica del Santissimo Salvatore e dei Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano), also known as the Papa ...

. In 1850, he was charged with delivering the red biretta to new Cardinal , archbishop of Olmutz, in Vienna. He was relator of the Sacred Consulta from 1856 to 1866 and became auditor of the Apostolic Signatura on 26 January 1866. On 9 June 1866, he became financial secretary of the Congregation of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter, the curial department responsible for the maintenance and decoration of

St. Peter's Basilica The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican ( it, Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica ( la, Basilica Sancti Petri), is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, the papal e ...

. In that position he played a role in organizing the celebration of the 18th centennial of the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul, the First Vatican Council, the restoration of the colonnade, the replating with lead of dome, and the renovation of the chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the choir. In 1874, while he was on holiday outside Rome at Certosa di Trisulti, he was captured by bandits and had to pay a large ransom to secure his release. On 30 March 1882, he was appointed majordomo and prefect of the Pontifical Palaces. Pope Leo XIII created him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 7 June 1886; and Theodoli received his red biretta and was assigned the deaconry of

Santa Maria della Scala Santa Maria della Scala (English: Mary of the Staircase) is a titular church in Rome, Italy, located in the Trastevere rione. Cardinal Ernest Simoni took possession of the titular church on 11 February 2017. Santa Maria della Scala is a titular ...

on 10 June 1886. On 18 March 1889 he was named a member of the Council for the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. He died in Rome on 26 June 1892 after a brief illness. He was buried in his family's tomb in

Campo Verano The Campo Verano (Italian: ''Cimitero del Verano'') is a cemetery in Rome, Italy, founded in the early 19th century. The monumental cemetery is currently divided into sections: the Jewish cemetery, the Catholic cemetery, and the monument to the ...

cemetery.

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