Giuseppe Maria Tomasi

Saint

Giuseppe Maria Tomasi

Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti
Native name
Giuseppe Maria Tomasi di Lampedusa
Appointed11 July 1712
Installed11 July 1712
Term ended1 January 1713
PredecessorMarcello d'Aste
SuccessorNiccolò Caracciolo
Orders
Ordination23 December 1673
by Giacomo de Angelis
Created cardinal18 May 1712
by Pope Clement XI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Giuseppe Maria Tomasi

(1649-09-12)12 September 1649
Died1 January 1713(1713-01-01) (aged 63)
Rome, Lazio, Papal States
BuriedBasilica of Sant'Andrea della Valle, Rome, Papal States
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsGiulio Tomasi di Lampedusa & Rosalia Traina
Sainthood
Feast day
  • 1 January
  • 3 January (Theatines)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified29 September 1803
by Pope Pius VII
Canonized12 October 1986
by Pope John Paul II
AttributesCardinal's attire
PatronageCatholic liturgy
ShrinesBasilica of Sant'Andrea della Valle, Rome, Italy

Joseph Mary Tomasi CR (Italian: Giuseppe Maria Tomasi di Lampedusa; 12 September 1649 – 1 January 1713) was an Italian Catholic priest, scholar, reformer and cardinal. His scholarship was a significant source of the reforms in the liturgy of the Catholic Church during the 20th century. He was a member of the Theatines.

Tomasi was beatified by Pope Pius VII in 1803, and canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1986.


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