Federico Tedeschini
Datary of the Apostolic Dataria
Tedeschini pictured on 21 November 1935.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed25 February 1938
Term ended2 November 1959
PredecessorLuigi Capotosti
SuccessorPaolo Giobbe
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination25 July 1896
by Domenico Rinaldi
Consecration5 May 1921
by Pope Benedict XV
Created cardinal13 March 1933 (in pectore)
16 December 1935 (revealed)
by Pope Pius XI
RankCardinal-priest (1936–51)
Cardinal-bishop (1951–59)
Personal details
Born
Federico Tedeschini

12 October 1873
Died2 November 1959(1959-11-02) (aged 86)
Rome, Italy
BuriedVatican grotto
ParentsPatrizio Tedeschini
Rosa Serani
Previous post(s)
Alma materPontifical Major Roman Seminary
MottoOmnia et in omnibus Christus
Coat of armsFederico Tedeschini's coat of arms
Styles of
Federico Tedeschini
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeFrascati (suburbicarian)

Federico Tedeschini (12 October 1873 – 2 November 1959) was an Italian cardinal of the Holy Roman Church who served as papal datary in the Roman Curia from 1938 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1933 in pectore (published 1935) by Pope Pius XI.

Biography

Born in Antrodoco, in Lazio, Tedeschini studied at the seminary in Rieti and, together with his fellow theologian Eugenio Pacelli, later to be Pope Pius XII, at the Pontifical Roman Seminary, before being ordained to the priesthood on 25 July 1896. He then served as a seminary professor and canon theologian of the cathedral chapter in Rieti until 1901. Father Tedeschini was raised to the rank of privy chamberlain of his holiness on 6 November 1903, and chancellor of the Secretariat of Briefs in the Roman Curia on 20 October 1908. He became substitute for general affairs, or deputy, of the Secretary of State on 24 September 1914.

On 31 March 1921, he became Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and on 30 April 1921 was appointed Titular Archbishop of Naupactus by Pope Benedict XV. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 5 May from Pope Benedict, with Archbishop Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano and Bishop Agostino Zampini, OSA, serving as co-consecrators, in the Sistine Chapel. During his tenure as nuncio, Tedeschini founded the Spanish Catholic Action. With Spain on the brink of civil war, Pope Pius XI secretly (in pectore) elevated him to the College of Cardinals on 13 March 1933. His appointment was published in the consistory of 16 December 1935, and he became Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria. He was named papal datary on 25 February 1938, and served as a cardinal elector in the 1939 papal conclave that selected Pope Pius XII,

Tedeschini and Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII appreciated in his former fellow student "a very special quality of spirit and heart".[1] He appointed him his own successor as Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica on 14 March 1939. He was appointed Cardinal Bishop of Frascati on 28 April 1951. In 1950, Pius XII gratefully acknowledged the participation of Tedeschini in preparing the proclamation of the dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and highlighted his role in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus.[2] Sharing a special affection for the Virgin Mary, Pope Pius XII asked Tedeschini to be his representative at the centennial celebrations in Lourdes.[3]

He participated in the conclave of 1958, which resulted in the election of Pope John XXIII. Cardinal Tedeschini died from cancer[4] in Rome, at age 86, leaving his entire estate (merely $25,000) to his nephews.[5] He is buried in the grotto of St. Peter's Basilica.

Sources

  • Pio XII, Discorsi e Radiomessaggi di Sua Santità (Vol I-XX) Tipografia Poliglotta Vaticana, 1939-1959

References

  1. Discorsi I, 277
  2. Discorsi, XII, 491
  3. Discorsi, XIII, 281
  4. "Milestones". Time. 16 November 1959.
  5. "Question of Money". Time. 22 August 1960.
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