Bartolomeo Bacilieri (28 March 1842 – 14 February 1923) was an Italian

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of the

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. He served as

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from 1900 until his death, and was elevated to the

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in 1901.

Biography

Bartolomeo Bacilieri was born in Breonio,

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, and received the Sacrament of Confirmation on 4 July 1854. He studied at the

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and at the ''

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'' (1862–1867) in

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. On 17 December 1864, Bacilieri was

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to the priesthood in Rome. He then furthered his studies at the '' Collegio Romano'', from where he obtained his doctorate in theology on 30 July 1867. Bacilieri taught

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at the Seminary of Verona from 1868 to 1888, and was also named as its rector in 1878. He was a canon of the

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chapter (1878–1888), and served as

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prosynodal examiner as well. On 1 June 1888, Bacilieri was appointed

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of Verona and

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of ''Nisa in Lycia''. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 10 June from Cardinal

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, with Archbishops

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and Vincenzo Vannutelli serving as

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, in the

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of the ''Almo Collegio Capranica''. Bacilieri later succeeded Cardinal

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upon the latter's death on 12 March 1900.

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created him Cardinal Priest of ''

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'' in the consistory of 15 April 1901. After participating in the conclave of 1903, Bacilieri was a

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again in the 1914 papal conclave, which selected

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. During the conclave of 1914, Bacilieri supposedly received two votes in the opening ballot, and served as a

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on the last day of balloting with Cardinals

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and

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.Burkle-Young, Francis A. "Papal Elections in the Age of Transition, 1878-1922". 2000 He later participated in the

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as well, which resulted in the election of

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. The Cardinal died in Verona at the age of 80. His funeral was held on 17 February 1923 at the Cathedral of Verona, and was attended by Cardinal

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and almost all of the region's bishops. His remains were interred in the

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of the canons of the cathedral chapter in the Verona

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until a definitive tomb at the cathedral was completed.

References

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