Antonio Tosti
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Antonio Tosti | |
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| Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library | |
 Portrait - Francesco Coghetti. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 13 January 1860 |
| Term ended | 20 March 1866 |
| Predecessor | Angelo Mai |
| Successor | Jean-Baptiste-François Pitra |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1839–66) Protopriest (1863–66) |
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| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 12 February 1838 (in pectore) 18 February 1839 (revealed) by Pope Gregory XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antonio Tosti 4 October 1776 |
| Died | 20 March 1866 (aged 89) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | San Michele a Ripa |
| Parents | Tommaso Tosti Agnese Massaroti |
| Alma mater | Collegio Romano |
Antonio Tosti (4 October 1776 – 20 March 1866)[1] was Catholic Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio in Rome and later Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and Librarian of the Vatican Library.
Tosti was born on 4 October 1776 in Rome, where he died on 20 March 1866.
Cardinal-Priest
Little else is known of Tosti's personal life and few official records exist prior to his elevation to Cardinal (in pectore) and appointment as Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio on 18 February 1839 where he served until his death.[2]
