The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-08
FRIEND or The POPE
Cardinal Sato11i's Successor
in Many Respects a
Remarkable Man.
SKETCH or MGR. MARTlkELI
Although Not Officially Made, the
appointment as Delegate is
Generally Conceded.
sKEFoH or MGR. MARTlEELu

The news that Mgr. MarJineIii of Rome
is 20 succeed Cardinal Satolli as Papal
Delegate to the United States, has at
tracted general interest, and although it
has not been officially announced it is
conceded to be probable. The distinguish
ed priest is at the head OF the Augustine
an Order in this country.
He is a great favorite of the Pope, and,
besides being a learned t-heolegian, speaks
English quite fuently.
Mgr. Martinelu, who is the ninety
ninth Of a long line of Superiors General
of the Augustinian Order, reaching back
to the year 1854, was born August 20.
ls4S. in the parish of SAINT Anna, Lucea.
Tuscany. His eldest brother, the late
Cardinal Tonmaso Maria Martinelli, and
Aurelius, the third son of the family,
also became Augustinian friars.
Sebastian went to Rome when he was
fifteen years old, and soon after took
holy orders. Most of his time has been
spent In teaching. He was a resident
Regent of Studies at the Irish Angus
tinian Hospice of Santa Maria IN Pos
terula, and when the Government seized
that house for public improvements at
he was Promoter Of the Causes of the
Augustinian Saints Blessed Ones. "
an office of great trust and great honor.
He is a member Of the Holy Office. that
select and supreme tribunal at Rome
which claims the Sovereign Pontiff him-
self as its Project, and which is called
to render decision on the weightiest
causes n questions of ChristendoIn. It
was this body which considered the case
Of DIR. NcGfynn and decided many SINH
lar questions.
Mgr. Martinelli at present resides at st.
Monica,s, Rome. He Is the only Angus
tnian General who ever visited the init
Cd States. IN 1894 he eante to this eoun-
and presided at chapter owen at
Villa Nova College, on July rs of that
year. He is described as In the very
charming personality, a gracious ming
ling Of dignity and ascetic simplicity. He
speaks English with ease and duency,
and his many n brilliant gifts acquire
a fresh emphasis and adornment from
the unaffected modesty of his bearing.
To b quick, vivaeious ardor of his conn-
delicate sympathy of the high-bred
churehman.
At the General Chapter. held in Rome
accorded the additional honor Of benz eng
elected Prior Provincial of the Angus
tinian Order for a term of twelve years.
ha Mt. marsineeii ~ WIS Is rsported to have
scr, was here two years ago, and pre-
sided over the Provincial Chapter held in
Villa Nova. He surprised the priests by
his deep knowledge of the system of our
Government. AS Superior General of the
Augustinians he has been to every Au-
gustinian convent in the world, and
knows national and International govern
ment and affairs like a book.
He is a member of the Holy Office, of
which the Holy Father is q project. His
Prior General, which is to be filed from
the Of the Superior Generals
throughout the world.
MT. MartinelH has had much interna-
tional experience, and speaks English flu
entity. having been for some time the
Superior Of the n of Irish Angus