Luigi Sepiacci, O.E.S.A. (12 September 1835 – 26 April 1893) – born Domenico Daniele Sepiacci – was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who held senior positions in the Roman Curia from 1886 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1891. He previously led the Order of Saint Augustine, headed the academy where the

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trains its diplomats, and led the Diocese of Perugia.

Biography

Domenico Daniele Sepiacci was born in

Castiglione del Lago Castiglione del Lago is a town in the province of Perugia of Umbria (central Italy), on the southwest corner of Lake Trasimeno. Orvieto is south, Chiusi is to the south west, Arezzo is to the north west, Cortona is to the north and Perugi ...

, Italy, on 12 September 1835. He joined the Augustinians on 27 June 1851, He took Luigi as his religious name of Luigi and took his vows on 28 June 1852. He was ordained a priest on 29 May 1858 by the Cardinal Archbishop of Perugia Gioacchino Vincenzo Pecci, who later became

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...

. He earned degrees in philosophy, theology, and Oriental languages, and he taught in Belgium and Italy. In 1870 he was appointed principal professor of theology at

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in Rome. He also served as secretary general and procurator general of his order. On 15 March 1883, Pope Leo XIII named him titular bishop of Callinicum. He received his episcopal consecration on 18 March from Raffaele Monaco La Valletta, Cardinal Vicar of Rome. He was President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy for the year 1885–86. In June 1886, Sepiacci became secretary of the Congregation for Religious. On 14 December 1891 Leo XIII made him

cardinal priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

Santa Prisca Santa Prisca is a titular church of Rome, on the Aventine Hill, for Cardinal-priests. It is recorded as the ''Titulus Priscae'' in the acts of the 499 synod. Church It is devoted to Saint Prisca, a 1st-century martyr, whose relics are contai ...

. On 1 August 1892, Sepiacci became prefect of the Congregation for Relics and Indulgences. He died in Rome on 26 April 1893 at the age of 57. He was buried in the Augustinians' mausoleum in the Rome's

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. In 1938 his remains were transferred to his titular church, Santa Prisca.

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