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

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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 ''

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'', 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

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of the

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(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

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on the following 10 June from Cardinal

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, with Archbishops Alessandro Sanminiatelli and

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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

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of ''

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'' in the

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of 15 April 1901. After participating in the

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, Bacilieri was a

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again in the

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, 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 Pietro La Fontaine 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

External links and additional sources

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