Antolín Monescillo y Viso

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.

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)
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
Previous post(s)Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada (1861-65)
Bishop of Jaén (1865-77)
Archbishop of Valencia (1877-92)
MottoMonstra te esse Matrem
Coat of armsAntolín Monescillo y Viso's coat of arms

Biography

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. 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
  1. "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. "Necrologie". Calendario ecclesiastico (in French and Italian). 1898. p. 863. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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