Aurelio Sabattani
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Aurelio Sabattani JUD
(18 October 1912—19 April 2003) was an Italian
Cardinal
of the Roman Catholic Church
. He served as Prefect
of the Apostolic Signatura
from 1967 until his death, and was elevated to the Cardinalate
in 1983.
of Imola
, from 1922 until 1925 as well as the Regional Seminary Benedetto XV in Bologna
from 1927 until 1934 where he earned a (master's in dogmatic theology
. He continued his studied at the Pontifical Institute "S. Apollinare" in Rome
where he earned a doctorate utroque iuris (in both canon
and civil law
), with his thesis
on De vita et operibus Alexandri Tartagni de Imola, 1939.
, by Antonio Scarante, bishop of Faenza. After a brief service in the Vatican Secretariat of State (1939-1940) he had to return to his diocese
because of family affairs. He was from 1940 until 1955 successively in Imola, diocesan chancellor
; faculty member of its seminary; diocesan counselor of Christian Teachers; cathedral canon; in Bologna, judge and official of the regional ecclesiastical tribunal; while during the summer months of 1942 until 1947 he worked at the Vatican Secretariat of State. He was created Privy chamberlain supra numerum
on 30 September 1943. He was named auditor
of the Roman Rota on January 31, 1955. The cardinal vicar
of Rome named him spiritual counselor of the Catholic Physicians Association of Rome in 1955 holding that post until 1965.
appointed him titular archbishop of Giustiniana and appointed him Prelate of Loreto
and pontifical delegate of its shrine on 24 June 1965. He was consecrated on July 25 of that year by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State
. He was appointed as Secretary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
on 13 July 1971. He resigned the pastoral government of the prelature on 30 September 1971. He was appointed as Pro
-Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Pro-president of the Vatican Court of Appeal on 17 May 1982.
by Pope John Paul II
in the consistory
of February 2, 1983. He was appointed as full Prefect the next day. Pope John Paul named him Archpriest
of St. Peter’s Basilica on 8 February of that year. He resigned the prefecture of the Signatura, on July 1, 1988. He was the protodeacon of the College of Cardinals
from November 26, 1990 until . He resigned the posts of archpriest in 1991. He lost the right to participate in a conclave
when turned 80 years of age in 1992. He opted for the order of cardinal priests and his deaconry was elevated pro hac vice
to title in April 1993. He died in 2003 in Piazza Santa Marta in the Vatican City
and is buried in his family's tomb in Riolo Terme
.
JUD
A Doctor of Canon and Civil Law, from the Latin doctor utriusque juris, or juris utriusque doctor, or doctor juris utriusque is a scholar who has acquired a doctorate in both civil law and church law...
(18 October 1912—19 April 2003) was an Italian
Italy
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Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. He served as Prefect
Prefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
of the Apostolic Signatura
Apostolic Signatura
The Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura is the highest judicial authority in the Catholic Church...
from 1967 until his death, and was elevated to the Cardinalate
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
in 1983.
Education
He was educated at the SeminarySeminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
of Imola
Imola
thumb|250px|The Cathedral of Imola.Imola is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy...
, from 1922 until 1925 as well as the Regional Seminary Benedetto XV in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
from 1927 until 1934 where he earned a (master's in dogmatic theology
Dogmatic theology
Dogmatic theology is that part of theology dealing with the theoretical truths of faith concerning God and his works, especially the official theology recognized by an organized Church body, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Dutch Reformed Church, etc...
. He continued his studied at the Pontifical Institute "S. Apollinare" in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
where he earned a doctorate utroque iuris (in both canon
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
and civil law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
), with his thesis
Thesis
A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...
on De vita et operibus Alexandri Tartagni de Imola, 1939.
Priesthood
He was ordained on 26 July 1935 at the episcopal chapel in FaenzaFaenza
Faenza is an Italian city and comune, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna.Faenza is noted for its manufacture of majolica ware glazed earthenware pottery, known from the name of the town as "faience"....
, by Antonio Scarante, bishop of Faenza. After a brief service in the Vatican Secretariat of State (1939-1940) he had to return to his diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
because of family affairs. He was from 1940 until 1955 successively in Imola, diocesan chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
; faculty member of its seminary; diocesan counselor of Christian Teachers; cathedral canon; in Bologna, judge and official of the regional ecclesiastical tribunal; while during the summer months of 1942 until 1947 he worked at the Vatican Secretariat of State. He was created Privy chamberlain supra numerum
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
on 30 September 1943. He was named auditor
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
of the Roman Rota on January 31, 1955. The cardinal vicar
Cardinal Vicar
Cardinal Vicar is a title commonly given to the vicar general of the diocese of Rome for the portion of the diocese within Italy. The official title, as given in the Annuario Pontificio , is "Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome"...
of Rome named him spiritual counselor of the Catholic Physicians Association of Rome in 1955 holding that post until 1965.
Episcopate
Pope Paul VIPope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
appointed him titular archbishop of Giustiniana and appointed him Prelate of Loreto
Territorial Prelature of Loreto
The Territorial Prelature of Loreto is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature which was elevated to this status on 24 June 1965.The Holy House of Loreto is located in it....
and pontifical delegate of its shrine on 24 June 1965. He was consecrated on July 25 of that year by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Cardinal Secretary of State
Cardinal Secretary of State
The Cardinal Secretary of State—officially Secretary of State of His Holiness The Pope—presides over the Holy See, usually known as the "Vatican", Secretariat of State, which is the oldest and most important dicastery of the Roman Curia...
. He was appointed as Secretary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
Apostolic Signatura
The Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura is the highest judicial authority in the Catholic Church...
on 13 July 1971. He resigned the pastoral government of the prelature on 30 September 1971. He was appointed as Pro
Promagistrate
A promagistrate is a person who acts in and with the authority and capacity of a magistrate, but without holding a magisterial office. A legal innovation of the Roman Republic, the promagistracy was invented in order to provide Rome with governors of overseas territories instead of having to elect...
-Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and Pro-president of the Vatican Court of Appeal on 17 May 1982.
Cardinalate
He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-AlessandrineSant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
Sant'Apollinare alle Terme is a titular church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to Apollinare, the first bishop of Ravenna. It is the station church for Thursday fifth week in Lent.-History:...
by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
in the consistory
Consistory
-Antiquity:Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply 'sitting together', just as the Greek synedrion ....
of February 2, 1983. He was appointed as full Prefect the next day. Pope John Paul named him Archpriest
Archpriest
An archpriest is a priest with supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of dean or vicar forane.In the 16th and 17th centuries, during...
of St. Peter’s Basilica on 8 February of that year. He resigned the prefecture of the Signatura, on July 1, 1988. He was the protodeacon of the College of Cardinals
College of Cardinals
The College of Cardinals is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church.A function of the college is to advise the pope about church matters when he summons them to an ordinary consistory. It also convenes on the death or abdication of a pope as a papal conclave to elect a successor...
from November 26, 1990 until . He resigned the posts of archpriest in 1991. He lost the right to participate in a conclave
Papal conclave
A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a Bishop of Rome, who then becomes the Pope during a period of vacancy in the papal office. The Pope is considered by Roman Catholics to be the apostolic successor of Saint Peter and earthly head of the Roman Catholic Church...
when turned 80 years of age in 1992. He opted for the order of cardinal priests and his deaconry was elevated pro hac vice
Pro hac vice
Pro hac vice , Latin: "for this occasion" or "for this event", is a legal term usually referring to a lawyer who has not been admitted to practice in a certain jurisdiction but has been allowed to participate in a particular case in that jurisdiction.The right to appear pro hac vice is not...
to title in April 1993. He died in 2003 in Piazza Santa Marta in the Vatican City
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
and is buried in his family's tomb in Riolo Terme
Riolo Terme
Riolo Terme is a comune in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southeast of Bologna and about 40 km southwest of Ravenna....
.