Achille Apolloni (13 May 1823 – 3 April 1893) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who enjoyed the career of someone from a distinguished family, working in the

Roman Curia The Roman Curia () comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See and the central body through which the affairs of the Catholic Church are conducted. The Roman Curia is the institution of which the Roman Pontiff ordinarily makes use ...

or the personal service of the pope, and promoted automatically without regard for personal merit. He was made a

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in 1890.

Biography

Achille Apolloni was born in

Anagni Anagni () is an ancient town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, in the hills east-southeast of Rome. It is a historical and artistic centre of the Latin Valley. Geography Overview Anagni still maintains the appearance of a s ...

in the

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on 13 May 1823 to a noble family. Beginning in 1842, he studied at the Jesuit College for Nobles, the Collegio Romano, and the

Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (, ) is one of the Roman Colleges of the Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps and the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. Despite its name, the P ...

alongside "other young nobles, some of whom later rose to the top positions of the Catholic Church". He received an honorary doctorate in law in 1847. He was ordained a priest on 20 March 1850. He was appointed a canon of the chapter of St. Peter's Basilica in 1851. He filled assignments as papal delegate in

Rieti Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region. T ...

from 1854 and 1858 and in

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from 1859 to 1860; both towns were provincial capitals of the

. He became an auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota in 1867 and in 1868

Pope Pius IX Pope Pius IX (; born Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. His reign of nearly 32 years is the longest verified of any pope in hist ...

charged him managing the delivery of charity to relieve the victims of the cholera epidemic in Albano. In 1882, Pope Leo XIII named him president of the special commission for the relations between the Holy See and civil tribunals. He was named Vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church on 3 December 1884. Pope Leo made him a cardinal on 24 May 1889. He received his red biretta and was assigned the deaconry of San Cesareo in Palatio on 27 May 1889. He died of a heart attack in Rome on 3 April 1893.

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