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Pius I (Greek: Πίος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 140 to his death c. 154, [1] according to the Annuario Pontificio. His dates are listed as 142 or 146 to 157 or 161, respectively. [ 2 ] He is considered to have opposed both the Valentinians and Gnostics during his papacy.
On 20 October 1870, one month after the newly founded Kingdom of Italy had occupied Rome, Pope Pius IX, who then considered himself a prisoner in the Vatican, issued the bull Postquam Dei munere, adjourning the council indefinitely. [21] While some proposed to continue the council in the Belgian city of Mechlin, it was never reconvened. [22]
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 a 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 can help by ...
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.
Pope Peter (Apostle) 30/33 60 Pope Pius I: 140 61 Pope Pius V: 1566 Canonised in 1712 by Pope Clement XI: 62 Pope Pius X: 1903 Canonised in 1954 by Pope Pius XII: 63 Pope Pontian: 230 64 Pope Sergius I: 687 65 Pope Silverius: 536 66 Pope Simplicius: 468 67 Pope Siricius: 384 68 Pope Sixtus I: 115 69 Pope Sixtus II: 257 70 Pope Sixtus III: 432 ...
There have been 266 popes: 217 from Italy (Including Pope Paul I, II, III, IV, V, VI, Pope Pius I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII); 16 from France (Pope Sylvester II, Pope Stephen IX, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Urban II, Pope Callistus II, Pope Urban IV, Pope Clement IV, Pope Innocent V, Pope Martin IV, Pope Clement V, Pope John XXII, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Clement VI, Pope ...
Pius XV, a character in the Babylon 5 universe; Pope Pius XIII, a character in the television series The Young Pope; Pope Pius XIII, a character in the 1978 film Foul Play; Pope Pius XIII, a character in the book series “Vatican Knights” by Rick Jones
The Smiling Pope) [5] and Il Sorriso di Dio (transl. The Smile of God). [6] Time magazine and other publications referred to him as "The September Pope". [7] He is also known in Italy as "Papa Luciani". In his hometown of Canale d'Agordo a museum built and named in his honour is dedicated to his life and brief papacy.