Sebastiano Martinelli


Sebastiano Martinelli, O.E.S.A.
Prefect of the Congregation for Rites
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed8 February 1909
Term ended4 July 1918
PredecessorSerafino Cretoni
SuccessorAntonio Vico
Other postCardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino (1902-18)
Previous postsPrior General of the Hermits of Saint Augustine (1889-98)
Apostolic Delegate to the United States (1896-1902)
Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1896-1901)
Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1907-09)
Orders
Ordination4 March 1871
by Pietro de Villanova Castellacci
Consecration30 August 1896
by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro
Created cardinal15 April 1901
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1848-08-20)20 August 1848
Borgo Sant'Anna, Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died4 July 1918(1918-07-04) (aged 69)
BuriedCampo Verano, Rome, Italy
ParentsCosma Martinelli
Maddalena Pardini

Sebastiano Martinelli, O.E.S.A. (20 August 1848 – 4 July 1918) was an Italian Augustinian friar and cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Congregation of Rites.