Basilio Pompili was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
10 Facts About Basilio Pompili
Basilio Pompili served as Vicar General of Rome from 1913 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1911.
Basilio Pompili was born in Spoleto, and studied at the Pontifical Roman Seminary before being ordained to the priesthood on 5 December 1886.
Basilio Pompili then did pastoral work in Rome from 1888 to 1904.
Basilio Pompili was raised to the rank of a protonotary apostolic on 18 December 1899, and was named auditor of the Roman Rota on 18 July 1904.
Basilio Pompili later returned to the Congregation of the Council upon becoming its secretary on 31 January 1908.
On 5 May 1913, Basilio Pompili was appointed Titular Archbishop of Philippi.
In late May 1914, Basilio Pompili opted to become a cardinal-priest, with the title of Santa Maria in Aracoeli.
Basilio Pompili then participated in the conclave of 1914, which elected Pope Benedict XV, and was named archpriest of the Lateran Basilica on 28 October 1914.
Basilio Pompili was initially buried at the Campo Verano cemetery, but his remains were later transferred to the Cathedral of his native Spoleto on 18 December 1933.