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The birthplace house of Pius IX in Senigallia. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti was born on 13 May 1792 in Senigallia.He was the ninth child born into the noble family of Girolamo dei Conti Mastai-Ferretti (1750–1833), grandnephew of Pietro Girolamo Guglielmi, and wife Caterina Antonia Maddalena Solazzei di Fano (1764–1842). [3]
A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to an alleged beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found. Martyr popes This list is incomplete ; you ...
Pope Pius IX (r. 1846–1878), depicted in Harper's Weekly in 1867 Map of the Italian states in 1843. The Papal States had their capital in Rome.. For more than a millennium, starting around 754, the Papal States were territories in Italy under the direct and sovereign rule of the Pope. [2]
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
Vocavit nos pius: Pius II: Invites the European powers to the Congress of Mantua. [118] 1458 Veram semper et solidam: Orders the creation of the Order of Our Lady of Bethlehem to protect Christians in Greek waters from the Ottomans. [119] 1460 (January 14) Ecclesiam Christi: Calls for a three-year crusade against the Ottoman Empire. [120] 1460 ...
King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy was excommunicated by Pope Pius IX when the king successfully waged war against the Papal States, resulting in limiting the pope to Vatican City. [84] Before Victor Emmanuel II's death his excommunication was lifted and he was permitted to take the last rites. [85]
Beatified in 1872 by Pope Pius IX: 3 Pope Gregory X: 1271 Beatified in 1713 by Pope Clement XI: 4 Pope Innocent V: 1276 Beatified in 1898 by Pope Leo XIII: 5 Pope Innocent XI: 1676 Beatified in 1956 by Pope Pius XII: 6 Pope Pius IX: 1846 Beatified in 2000 by Pope John Paul II [5] 7 Pope Urban II: 1088 Beatified in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII: 8 Pope ...
The papal conclave held from 18 to 20 February 1878 saw the election of Cardinal Gioacchino Pecci to become pope in succession to the recently deceased Pius IX, who had had the longest pontificate since Saint Peter. 61 of the 64 cardinals participated in the balloting.