Basilio Pompili (16 April 1858 – 5 May 1931) was an Italian cardinal of the

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. He served as

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from 1913 until his death, and was elevated to the

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in 1911.

Biography

Basilio Pompili was born in

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, and studied at the

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before being

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to the priesthood on 5 December 1886. He then did pastoral work in

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from 1888 to 1904. During that time, Pompili was made

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of the Sacred Congregation of the Council in 1891, an official in the

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in 1896, and

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adjunct of the Congregation of the Council on 16 March 1898. He was raised to the rank of a protonotary apostolic on 18 December 1899, and was named auditor of the

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on 18 July 1904. During his time at the Roman Rota, Pompili sat at the sixth trial for the

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of Paul Ernest Boniface and Anna Gould. Pompili later returned to the Congregation of the Council upon becoming its

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on 31 January 1908. As secretary, he served as the second-highest official of that

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, successively under Cardinals

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and

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. Before becoming a

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, Pompili was created

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by Pope Pius X in the

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of 27 November 1911. Pius X later named him

, and thus in charge of the pastoral of the

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, on 7 April 1913. On 5 May 1913, Pompili was appointed

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of Philippi. He received his

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on the following 11 May from Cardinal

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, with Archbishop

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and Bishop Americo Bevilacqua serving as co-consecrators, in the

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of S. Vincenzo de' Paoli alla Bocca della Verità. In late May 1914, Pompili opted to become a

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, with the title of

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. He then participated in the conclave of 1914, which elected

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, and was named archpriest of the

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on 28 October 1914. The cardinal vicar was elevated to Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni on 22 March 1917, and was one of the cardinal electors in another

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, that of 1922, resulting in the election of Pope Pius XI. In 1923, he exchanged visits with

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, a royal commissioner, who served as

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from 1922 to 1926. Among other events, Pompili served as papal legate to the opening (24 December 1924) and closing (24 December 1925) of the

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at the Lateran Basilica. On 9 July 1930, he was made Vice- dean of the

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, remaining in that position until his death. Pompili died in Rome, at age 73. He was initially buried at the

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cemetery, but his remains were later transferred to the Cathedral of his native Spoleto on 18 December 1933.

Trivia

*Pompili was a onetime athlete. *From 1919 to 1920, he was camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.

Episcopal lineage

Pompili 's episcopal lineage, or apostolic succession was: * Cardinal Scipione Rebiba * Cardinal

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* Cardinal

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* Archbishop

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* Cardinal Luigi Caetani * Cardinal

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* Cardinal

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* Cardinal Enrico Enríquez * Archbishop Manuel Quintano Bonifaz * Cardinal

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* Cardinal Giuseppe Doria Pamphili *

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* Pope Pius IX * Cardinal Alessandro Franchi * Cardinal Giovanni Simeoni * Cardinal

* Cardinal Basilio Pompili

References

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