Francesco Satolli

His Eminence Francesco Satolli
Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1888–1891)

Styles of Francesco di Paolo Satolli
Reference style		His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Francesco Satolli (21 July 1839 – 8 January 1910) was an Italian theologian, professor, cardinal, and the first Apostolic Delegate to the United States.

Biography

He was born on 21 July 1839, at

, where he remained two years.

Called to Rome by

, while his writings opened the way for an extended literature in Thomistic philosophy and theology.

Satolli came to the United States in 1889, was present at the centenary of the hierarchy celebrated in Baltimore and delivered an address at the inauguration of the Catholic University of America in November. On his second visit, he attended on 16 November 1892 a meeting of the archbishops held in New York City and formulated in fourteen propositions the solution of certain school problems which had been for some time under discussion. He then took up his residence at the Catholic University of America, where he gave a course of lectures on the philosophy of St. Thomas.

On 24 January 1893, the

.

His three-quarter length seated portrait was painted in 1893 by the Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947).

Returning to Rome in October 1896, he was appointed prefect of the

. He died on 8 January 1910, at Rome.

Writings

Satolli's works include:

• "Enchiridion Philosophiae" (Rome, 1884)
• Commentaries on the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas (5 volumes, Rome, 1884–88)
• "Prima principia juris publici ecclesiastici de concordatis" (Rome, 1888)
• "Loyalty to Church and State" (Baltimore, 1895).

References

External links

• "Francesco di Paolo Cardinal Satolli". Catholic-Hierarchy. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Francesco Satolli". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none, new post	Apostolic Delegate to the United States 1893–1896	Succeeded by Sebastiano Martinelli