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==Early life and priesthood==

==Early life and priesthood==

Victoriano Guisasola y Menendez was born in [[Oviedo]], [[Spain]]. He was the nephew of [[Victoriano Guisasola Rodríguez]], [[Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela]]. He was educated at the [[Seminary]] of Oviedo where he earned a [[Licentiate (degree)|licentiate]] in [[theology]] and a [[Doctor of Canon Law|doctorate in canon law]] at the [[University of Oviedo]].

Victoriano Guisasola y Menendez was born in [[Oviedo]], [[Spain]]. He was the nephew of [[Victoriano Guisasola Rodríguez]], [[Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela]]. He was educated at the [[Seminary]] of Oviedo where he earned a [[Licentiate (degree)|licentiate]] in [[theology]] and a [[Doctor of Canon Law|doctorate in canon law]] of ]

He was ordained in 1876 by his uncle. He served as [[Professor]] of [[canon law]] at the Seminary of [[Ciudad Real]] from 1876 until 1882. He was [[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|chancellor]]-[[secretary]] to his uncle the bishop of Orihuela from 1882 until 1884. He served as [[vicar general]] of Orihuela until 1886.

He was ordained in 1876 by his uncle. He served as [[Professor]] of [[canon law]] at the Seminary of [[Ciudad Real]] from 1876 until 1882. He was [[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|chancellor]]-[[secretary]] to his uncle the bishop of Orihuela from 1882 until 1884. He served as [[vicar general]] of Orihuela until 1886.

==Episcopate==

==Episcopate==

He was appointed as [[bishop of Osma]] on 15 June 1893 by [[Pope Leo XIII]]. He was consecrated on 1 October 1893 at the [[cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]] by [[José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia]], Cardinal [[Archbishop]] of Compostela. He was transferred to the [[Diocese of Jaén]] on 19 April 1897. He was appointed in 1899 as a [[Spanish Senate|Senator]] of the [[Spain|kingdom]], a post he held until his death. He was transferred to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid|diocese of Madrid]] in December 1901. He was promoted to [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain |Archdiocese of Valencia]] on 14 December 1905. He was finally transferred to the metropolitan and primatial see of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] on 1 January 1914 by [[Pope Pius X]].

He was appointed as [[bishop of Osma]] on 15 June 1893 by [[Pope Leo XIII]]. He was consecrated on 1 October 1893 at the [[cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]] by [[José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia]], Cardinal [[Archbishop]] of Compostela. He was transferred to the [[Diocese of Jaén]] on 19 April 1897. He was appointed in 1899 as a [[Spanish Senate|Senator]] of the [[Spain|kingdom]], a post he held until his death. He was transferred to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid|diocese of Madrid]] in December 1901. He was promoted to [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain |Archdiocese of Valencia]] on 14 December 1905. He was finally transferred to the metropolitan and primatial see of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] on 1 January 1914 by [[Pope Pius X]].

==Cardinalate==

==Cardinalate==

He was made a cardinal in the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of 25 May 1914 but Pius X did not assign him a title before his death; his successor, [[Pope Benedict XV]], made him the Cardinal-Priest of ”[[Santi Quattro Coronati]]” (the pope’s former title). He received the red [[biretta]] from King [[Alfonso XIII of Spain]] on June 3 of that year. He participated in the [[Papal conclave, 1914|conclave of 1914]] that elected [[Pope Benedict XV]]. He died in 1920 while still in office and is buried at the chapel of the Seminary of Toledo.

He was made a cardinal in the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of 25 May 1914 but Pius X did not assign him a title before his death; his successor, [[Pope Benedict XV]], made him the Cardinal-Priest of ”[[Santi Quattro Coronati]]” (the pope’s former title). He received the red [[biretta]] from King [[Alfonso XIII of Spain]] on June 3 of that year. He participated in the [[Papal conclave, 1914|conclave of 1914]] that elected [[Pope Benedict XV]].

He died in 1920 while still in office and is buried at the chapel of the Seminary of Toledo.

==References==

==References==