Emidio Taliani (19 April 1838 – 24 August 1907) was an Italian
Cardinal
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. He served as
Nuncio
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to
Austria
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from 1896 to 1903, and was elevated to the
cardinalate
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in 1903.
Biography
Emidio Taliani was born in
Montegallo
Montegallo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about west of Ascoli Piceno.
Montegallo borders the following municipalities: Acquasanta Terme, Arquata de ...
, and studied at the
University of Rome, from where he obtained his
doctorates in theology and
in canon and civil law. He was
ordained
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to the
priesthood on 20 October 1861, and later served as
secretary
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to Cardinal
Carlo Sacconi.
After being raised to the rank of
Privy Chamberlain supernumerary, Taliani became
auditor
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(16 May 1869) and ''
chargé d'affaires
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'' (1870) of the
nunciature to Germany. He was made a
Domestic Prelate of His Holiness in 1871, and was sent to the
nunciature
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to
France
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, where he served as auditor from 1875 to 1879. Taliani then entered the service of the
Roman Curia
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upon being named a
referendary
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Pre-modern history
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prelate
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of the
Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature on 17 March 1880. In 1885, he was made
protonotary apostolic participant (16 March) and auditor of the
Roman Rota
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(18 May). He later became
vicar
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of the
Archpriest
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of the
Lateran Basilica
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, Cardinal
Francesco Satolli
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Biography
He was born on 21 July 1839, at Marsciano near Perugia. He was educated at ...
, in 1889.
On 22 June 1896, Taliani was appointed
Titular Archbishop
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of ''Sebastea'' by
Pope Leo XIII
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, receiving his
episcopal consecration
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on the following 29 June from Cardinal
Lucido Parocchi. He was named
Nuncio
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to
Austria
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on 24 July of the same year. As Nuncio, he served as both the
Pope
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's representative or
ambassador
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to that country. Taliani was made a
*
Grand Cross
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of the
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
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(1903)
*Commander 2nd Class of the
Order of Albert (Saxony, 1870)
*Commander of the
Royal Order of Francis I
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(Naples)
*Commander of the
Order of Charles III
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(Spain)
*
Légion d'honneur
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(France)
Pope Leo XIII created him a cardinal in the
consistory
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of 22 June 1903, whereupon he ceased to serve as Nuncio. Later that year, Taliani participated in the
papal conclave
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which selected Leo's successor,
Pope Pius X
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. The latter created Taliani as
Cardinal-Priest
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of ''
San Bernardo alle Terme
is a Baroque style, Catholic abbatial church located on Via Torino 94 in the rione Castro Pretorio of Rome, Italy. It is affiliated with the Benedictine order.
History
The church was built on the remains of a circular tower, which marked a corn ...
'' (the pope's former title) since Leo XIII was unable to confer the title before his death.
Cardinal Taliani died in his native Montegallo, at the age of 69. After lying in state in the
Cathedral
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of
Ascoli, his body was buried in his family's
tomb
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at the
cemetery
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of Ascoli.
References
External links
Catholic-Hierarchy Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
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1838 births
1907 deaths
20th-century Italian cardinals
Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII
Apostolic nuncios to Austria
Recipients of the Legion of Honour
People from the Province of Ascoli Piceno