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Antonio Tosti

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Antonio Tosti
Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library
Portrait - Francesco Coghetti.
Portrait - Francesco Coghetti.
Church Roman Catholic Church
Appointed 13 January 1860
Term ended 20 March 1866
Predecessor Angelo Mai
Successor Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1839–66)
Protopriest (1863–66)
Previous post Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1859–60)
Orders
Created cardinal 12 February 1838 (in pectore)
18 February 1839 (revealed)
by Pope Gregory XVI
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born Antonio Tosti
4 October 1776
Rome, Papal States
Died 20 March 1866 (aged 89)
Rome, Papal States
Buried San Michele a Ripa
Parents Tommaso Tosti
Agnese Massaroti
Alma mater Collegio Romano

Antonio Tosti (4 October 1776 – 20 March 1866)[1] was Catholic Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio in Rome and later Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and Librarian of the Vatican Library.

Personal life

Tosti was born on 4 October 1776 in Rome, where he died on 20 March 1866.

Cardinal-Priest

Little else is known of Tosti's personal life and few official records exist prior to his elevation to Cardinal (in pectore) and appointment as Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio on 18 February 1839 where he served until his death.[2]

Official Vatican roles

In 1859 Tosti was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (not to be confused with the role of Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church).

Tosti resigned from this post in 1860 upon appointment as the Librarian of the Vatican Library, a title he held until his death in 1866.[3]

See also

References

  1. Back to citation "Antonio Cardinal Tosti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. Back to citation "San Pietro in Montorio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. Back to citation "Vatican Library". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.