Egidio Mauri

Egidio Mauri, O.P. ( Born December 9, 1828 in Montefiascone, † March 13 1896 in Ferrara ) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Giovanni Mauri - what was his name real name - received on 12 October 1834, the Sacrament of Confirmation. From a young age he joined the Order of the Dominicans and took it to the religious name Egidio. Most recently, he put his master's in theology from.

Egidio Mauri was consecrated at Viterbo on September 24, 1853 as a priest. After that, he was around 13 years at various monasteries of his order as a teacher. At the same time he often exercised the office of the respective prior, before he was elected in the late 1860s in Florence vicar general of his order.

On December 22, 1871 Mauri was appointed bishop of Rieti; episcopal ordination took place in Viterbo on 14 January 1872. After 16 years in Rieti Mauri was born on June 1, 1888 Bishop of Osimo and Cingoli, which on 12 June 1893, the carriage followed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ferrara.

In the consistory of May 18, 1894 Mauri was of Pope Leo XIII. admitted to the College of Cardinals. After receiving the cardinal's ring and the biretta on May 21, 1893 the new cardinal priest the titular church of San Bartolomeo all'Isola was initially awarded. On December 2, 1895 Mauri, which happens relatively rarely took, before any changes in his titular church and was Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.

Egidio Cardinal Mauri died only three months later at the age of 67 years. His tomb is in the cemetery of Ferrara.