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teodoro valfre di bonzo

teodoro valfre di bonzo j.c.d. s.t.d. -lrb- 21 august 1853 - 25 june 1922 -rrb- was a cardinal of the roman catholic church and was former prefect of sacred congregation of religious .
he was born in cavour , italy as the son of count giacinto valfrè and erminia del carretto .
he was educated at the seminary of turin and later at the university of turin where he earned a doctorate in theology in 1876 .
he received minor orders on 7 march 1875 and the subdiaconate on 18 december 1875 and the diaconate on 1 april 1876 .
he was a classmate and friend of giacomo della chiesa who was to be the future pope benedict xv .
he was ordained on 10 june 1876 and earned a doctorate in canon law in 1880 .
he was created domestic prelate of his holiness and was appointed as apostolic delegate and extraordinary envoy to costa rica on 11 july 1884 .
however , his mission was delayed because of the outbreak of the antireligious movement prevalent at the time with diplomatic relations not normalized until 1908 .
