Angelo Rotta | |
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Titular Archbishop of Thebae Apostolic Nuncio | |
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Ordination | 10 February 1895 |
Consecration | 1 November 1922 by Pietro Gasparri |
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Born | Angelo Rotta 9 August 1872 |
Died | February 1, 1965 Vatican | (aged 92)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Catholic prelate and diplomat |
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Angelo Rotta (9 August 1872 – 1 February 1965) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. As the Apostolic Nuncio in Budapest at the end of World War II, he was involved in the rescue of the Jews of Budapest from the Nazi Holocaust. He is a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism.