| Agostino Richelmy | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Turin, Cardinal priest of Santa Maria in Via | |
| See | Archdiocese of Turin |
| Enthroned | September 18, 1897 — August 10, 1923 |
| Predecessor | Davide Riccardi |
| Successor | Giuseppe Gamba |
| Other posts | Previously Bishop of Ivrea |
| Orders | |
| Created Cardinal | June 18, 1899 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1850 Turin, Italy |
| Died | August 10, 1923 (aged 72) Turin, Italy |
Agostino Richelmy (November 29, 1850—August 10, 1923) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Turin from 1897 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1899.
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Born in Turin, Agostino Richelmy received his Confirmation on August 13], 1857, and later joined the Garibaldian Volunteers in the War of 1866, wearing his red shirt under his cassock for years afterwards.[1] He attended Liceo classico Cavour and studied at the seminary in Turin, from where he obtained his doctorate in theology on May 18, 1876. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 25, 1873, and finished his studies three years later. Within the Archdiocese of Turin, Richelmy taught at its seminary, served as a prosynodal examiner, and was a canon of the cathedral chapter.
On June 7, 1886, he was appointed Bishop of Ivrea by Pope Leo XIII. Richelmy received his episcopal consecration on the following October 28 from Cardinal Gaetano Alimonda, with Bishops Davide Riccardi and Giovanni Bertagna serving as co-consecrators. He was later named Archbishop of Turin on September 18, 1897.
Pope Leo created him Cardinal Priest of Sant'Eusebio in the consistory of June 18, 1899. After participating in the 1903 papal conclave, Richelmy's cardinalatial church was transferred to Santa Maria in Via on November 27, 1911. He was one of the cardinal electors in the conclave of 1914, and also in the that of 1922, which selected Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI respectively. In 1915, when Italy entered World War I, Richelmy organized priests for duty as army chaplains in the mountains of Trentino, where they carved altars out of snow and said Mass in below-zero temperatures[1].
The Cardinal died in Turin, at age 72. He was initially buried at the chapel for the clergy in the Turin cemetery, but his remains were transferred in 1927 to the Consolata Shrine, where they lie in a pink marble sarcophagus.
Richelmy succeeded Davide Riccardi, who assisted in the former's episcopal consecration, as both Bishop of Ivrea and Archbishop of Turin.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Davide Riccardi |
Bishop of Ivrea June 7, 1886–September 18, 1897 |
Succeeded by Matteo Angelo Filipello |
| Preceded by Davide Riccardi |
Archbishop of Turin September 18, 1897–August 10, 1923 |
Succeeded by Giuseppe Gamba |