- Aurelio Sabattani
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See=Giustiniana (titular see ) |Aurelio Sabattani
JUD (18 October ,1912 —19 April ,2003 ) was an Italian Cardinal of theRoman Catholic Church . He served asPrefect of theApostolic Signatura from 1967 until his death, and was elevated to the Cardinalate in 1983.Education
He was educated at the
Seminary ofImola , from 1922 until 1925 as well as the Regional Seminary Benedetto XV inBologna from 1927 until 1934 where he earned a (master's indogmatic theology . He continued his studied at the Pontifical Institute "S. Apollinare" inRome where he earned a "doctorate utroque iuris" (in both canon and civillaw ), with histhesis on "De vita et operibus Alexandri Tartagni de Imola, 1939".Priesthood
He was
ordained on26 July 1935 at the episcopal chapel inFaenza , byAntonio Scarante ,bishop of Faenza . After a brief service in theVatican Secretariat of State (1939-1940) he had to return to hisdiocese because of family affairs. He was from 1940 until 1955 successively in Imola, diocesanchancellor ; 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 on30 September 1943 . He was namedauditor of theSacred Roman Rota onJanuary 31 1955 . Thecardinal vicar of Rome named him spiritual counselor of theCatholic Physicians Association of Rome in 1955 holding that post until 1965.Episcopate
Pope Paul VI appointed himtitular archbishop of "Giustiniana" and appointed him Prelate of Loreto and pontifical delegate of its shrine on24 June 1965 . He was consecrated onJuly 25 of that year byAmleto Giovanni Cicognani ,Cardinal Secretary of State . He was appointed as Secretary of the Supreme Tribunal of theApostolic Signatura on13 July 1971 . He resigned the pastoral government of the prelature on30 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 on17 May 1982 .Cardinalate
He was created and proclaimed
Cardinal-Deacon of "Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine " byPope John Paul II in theconsistory ofFebruary 2 1983 . He was appointed as full Prefect the next day. Pope John Paul named himArchpriest ofSt. Peter’s Basilica on8 February of that year. He resigned the prefecture of the Signatura, onJuly 1 1988 . He was the protodeacon of theCollege of Cardinals fromNovember 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 elevatedpro hac vice to title in April 1993. He died in 2003 inPiazza Santa Marta in theVatican City and is buried in his family's tomb inRiolo Terme .
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