Domenico Bartolucci | |
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Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nome di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata | |
Other post(s) | Director emeritus of the Sistine Chapel Choir |
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Ordination | 23 December 1939 by Elia Dalla Costa |
Created cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI |
Rank | Cardinal deacon |
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Born | |
Died | 11 November 2013 Rome, Italy[2] | (aged 96)
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Psallam Deo meo (I will sing to my God) |
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Domenico Bartolucci (7 May 1917 – 11 November 2013) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the former director of the Sistine Chapel Choir and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and was recognized in the field of music both as a director and a prolific composer. Considered[by whom?] among the most authoritative interpreters of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Bartolucci led the Sistine Chapel Choir in performances worldwide, and also directed numerous concerts with the Choir of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, including a tour of the former Soviet Union.
On 20 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI elevated him to the College of Cardinals. Because Bartolucci was over the age of 80, he was never eligible to participate in any papal conclave.