Antolín Monescillo y Viso

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monescillo and the second or maternal family name is Viso.
His Eminence

Antolín Monescillo y Viso
Archbishop of Toledo
Patriarch of Indias Occidentales
Primate of Spain
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseToledo
SeeToledo
Appointed11 July 1892
Installed12 August 1892
Term ended11 August 1897
PredecessorMiguel Payá y Rico
SuccessorCiriaco María Sancha y Hervás
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino (1886-97)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1861-65)
Bishop of Jaén (1865-77)
Archbishop of Valencia (1877-92)
Orders
Ordination1836
Consecration6 October 1861
by Cirilo de Alameda y Brea
Created cardinal10 November 1884
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Antolín Monescillo y Viso

2 September 1811
Corral de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Kingdom of Spain
Died11 August 1897(1897-08-11) (aged 85)
Toledo, Spanish Kingdom
BuriedToledo Cathedral
ParentsNicasio Monescillo
María Viso
MottoMonstra te esse Matrem
Coat of armsAntolín Monescillo y Viso's coat of arms

Antolín Monescillo y Viso (2 September 1811 – 11 August 1897) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who became a bishop in 1861 and, after transfers to positions of increasing importance, was made a cardinal in 1884 and served as Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 1892 until his death.

Biography

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Antolín Monescillo y Viso was born on 2 September 1811 in Corral de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain.[1] His family were farmers; his given name Antolín is the Basque form of Anthony. He studied at the Seminary of Toledo, and earned a doctorate in theology.

He was ordained a priest and worked as a journalist, contributing to El Católico and El Pensamiento Español. In 1842 he founded the daily La Cruz.

Pope Pius IX named him bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada on 22 July 1861.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 6 October 1861 from Cardinal Cirilo de Alameda y Brea, archbishop of Toledo.[citation needed] He was transferred to see of Jaén on 27 March 1865.[1] He attended the First Vatican Council in 1869-1870.

Promoted to the see of Valencia on 22 June 1877.[1][2]

Pope Leo XIII made him a cardinal priest on 10 November 1884;[3] he received his red biretta and the title of Sant'Agostino on 10 June 1886.[4]

He was transferred to the see of Toledo and given the title Patriarch of the West Indies on 11 July 1892,[5][6] the archbishopric that carries the title Primate of Spain.

He died on 11 August 1897 in Toledo.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Antolín Monescillo y Viso". Calendario ecclesiastico (in French and Italian). 1890. p. 82. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. X. 1877. pp. 168–9. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XVII. 1884. p. 218. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XVIII. 1885. pp. 561, 570. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXV. 1892–93. p. 22. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Necrologie". Calendario ecclesiastico (in French and Italian). 1898. p. 863. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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