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Bookmark or Share- The remarkable life and papacy of Blessed Pope Pius IXOn the afternoon of June 16, 1846, Cardinal Ferretti was elected pope and took the name Pius IX. During his pontificate, due to the political circumstances caused by the unification of Italy...
- Pius IX - VaticanPius IX 255th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 16,21.VI.1846: End Pontificate: 7.II.1878: Secular Name: Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti: Birth: Senigallia: Brief Dives in misericordia (16 November 1877) [ Italian] Encyclical Quae in Patriarchatu (Rome, 1st September 1876) ...
- Pope Pius IX - WikipediaPope Pius IX (Italian: Pio IX, Pio Nono; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; [a] 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. His reign of nearly 32 years is the longest of any pope in history.
- Pius Ix - Encyclopedia.comPius IX (1792-1878) was pope from 1846 to 1878. He began his reign devoted to liberal ideals but, embittered by the anticlericalism of Italian liberals and by the assault on papal territories by the new kingdom of Italy, became an important foe of progress and change.
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Pius IX - NEW ADVENTThe new pope accepted the tiara with reluctance and in memory of Pius VII, his former benefactor, took the name of Pius IX. His coronation took place in the Basilica of St. Peter on 21 June. His election was greeted with joy , for his charity towards the poor, his kindheartedness, and his wit had made him very popular.
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