Federico Callori di Vignale (15 December 1890 – 10 August 1971) was an Italian
Cardinal
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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cardinal
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
noble
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family, and studied at the
Pontifical Gregorian University
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and
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
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, both in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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. He was
ordained
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to the priesthood on 16 December 1917, and then did
pastoral
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work in Rome until 1958. During that time, Callori was raised to the rank of Privy Chamberlain participant (6 July 1919),
Domestic Prelate of His Holiness
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protonotary apostolic
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(6 June 1935). He was made
Pro
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Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Pope Paul VI
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Enrico Dante
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, the papal Master of Ceremonies, was one of the new cardinals and could not perform his customary role, Callori reportedly complained, "Now they have made me more ridiculous than ever," as he tossed his
biretta
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Cardinal Protodeacon
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from 31 March 1971 until his death.
Cardinal Callori died in
Vatican City
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at the age of 80. He is buried at his family's chapel-tomb in his native Vignale Monferrato.