Agostino Bausa
Agostino Bausa, OP, was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A member of the Dominican Order, he served as Archbishop of Florence from 1889 to 1899.Biography
Bausa was born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany in present Italy, on 23 February 1821. He entered the Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominican Order, and was ordained on 24 March 1845 by Patriarch Paolo Augusto Foscolo, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Bausa was raised to the rank of cardinal by Pope Leo XIII on 23 May 1887, at the age of 66. Three days later, he was appointed Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica, a basilica church in Rome.
On 17 January 1882, Bausa was appointed Master of the Sacred Palace of the Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces. He served in that position until 23 May 1887.
Two years later, on 11 February 1889, Bausa was appointed Archbishop of Florence, and three days later, was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina. On 24 March 1889, his consecration as Archbishop of Florence took place, with Pope Leo XIII serving as the principal consecrator. Co-consecrators were Archbishop Francesco di Paola Cassetta, Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia, and Bishop Guglielmo Giosafat Giuseppe Pifferi, OSA, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon.
His reign was marked by strong opposition to blasphemy and desecration of religious holidays, and strong loyalty to Mary and the Eucharist. He frequently spoke for these causes when visiting parishes and their pastors, as well as by his preaching and his numerous writings.He died on 15 April 1899 at the age of 78.Episcopal lineage">Apostolic succession">Episcopal lineage
Bausa's coat of arms adorns a corner of the Archiepiscopal Palace of Florence.
