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  Pope Pius VI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pius VI, born Giovanni Angelo Braschi (December 27, 1717 – August 29, 1799), Pope from 1775 to 1799, was born at Cesena.
At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Pius VI witnessed the suppression of the old Gallican Church, the confiscation of pontifical and ecclesiastical possessions in France, and an effigy of himself burnt by the Parisians at the Palais Royal.
This recrudescence of the investiture conflict was settled by the Concordat of 1801.
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 Pope Pius VII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was crowned Pope Pius VII at Venice on March 21, 1800 in a rather unusual coronation, wearing a papier-mâché papal tiara, the original having been seized by the French along with Pius VI.
One of Pius VII's first acts was to appoint Ercole Consalvi, who had acted as secretary to the recent conclave, to the college of cardinals and to the office of secretary of state.
It was not until the conclave of Cardinals had gathered to elect a new Pope that Napoleon decided to bury Pope Pius VI who had died several weeks earlier, with a gaudy ceremony in an effort to gain the attention of the Catholic church.
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 Cultural Catholic - Pope Pius VI
Pope Pius VI released some of the Jesuits who were imprisoned by Clement XIV in Catherine the Great's Russia, but he dared not do more because there was widespread disagreement with the Jesuits.
Pope Pius VI was deposed, made a prisoner in exile, and taken to Sienna, then to Florence, and despite Pope Pius VI's illness and frailty, the French pressed on to Turin, Grenoble, and finally Valence where Pope Pius VI died on August 29, 1799.
Pope Pius VI was initially buried in Valences, France but on February 17, 1802 his remains were transferred to Saint Peter’s Basilica where a statue by Canova of Pope Pius VI in a kneeling position was placed in 1822.
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 Pius, VI Biography / Biography of Pius, VI Biography
Pius VI (1717-1799), who was pope from 1775 to 1799, reigned during one of the most critical periods in the history of the Church.
Pius VI was born Gianangelo Braschi at Cesena, Italy, on Dec. 25, 1717.
Pius VI temporized and attempted to bring about some improvement in the relations between the Church and the French government; however, when an oath of loyalty to the new French constitution was demanded of the clergy, the Pope formally denounced the Civil Constitution and the entire Revolutionary movement on March 10, 1791.
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 Pope Pius VI
Pius VI, given name Giovanni Angelo Braschi, Roman Catholic pope from 1775 to 1799, was born at Cesena, on the 27th of December 1717.
At the outbreak of the French Revolution Pius was compelled to see the old Gallican Church suppressed, the pontifical and ecclesiastical possessions in France confiscated and an effigy of himself burnt by the populace at the Palais Royal.
Pius sued for peace, which was granted at Tolentino on the 19th of February 1797; but on the 28th of December of that year, in a riot created by some Italian and French revolutionists, General Duphot of the French embassy was killed and a new pretext furnished for invasion.
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 Pope Pius VII
Pope from 1800 to 1823, the son of Count Scipione Chiaramonti and the deeply religious Countess Ghini, was born at Cesena on the 14th of August 1740 (not 1742).
He was created an abbot of his order by his relative Pope Pius VI, who also appointed him Bishop of Tivoli on the 16th of December 1782, and on the 14th of February 1785, because of excellent conduct of office, raised him to the cardinalate and the see of Imola.
At the death of Pius VI the conclave met at Venice on the 30th of November 1799, with the result that Chiaramonti, the candidate of the French cardinal-archbishop Maury, who was most skilfully supported by the secretary of the conclave Ercole Consalvi, was elected pope on the 14th of March 1800.
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 Papal conclave, 1800 -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This period was marked by uncertainty for the pope and the Roman Catholic Church following the invasion of the Papal States and abduction of Pius VI by France under the Directory.
At the outbreak of the French Revolution Pius was compelled to see the old independent Gallican Church suppressed, the pontifical and ecclesiastical possessions in France confiscated and an effigy of himself burnt by the populace at the Palais Royal.
This followed an ordinance issued by Pius VI of 1798 in which was stated that the conclave, in such a situation, would be held in the city with the greatest number of Cardinals among the population.
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 Pope Pius VI: Proceedings of the Conclave that led to his election.
Pius was so moved by the ovation he received that he kept rising in the carriage to allow the faithful a better view of his person as he lifted his arms to bless them.
Pius VI has been accused of having led a futile and immoral life, of having neglected his duties and of having been bad-tempered and even brutal with his attendants.
All these excitements so affected Pius VI that he fell seriously ill, and his court and family, thinking he was going to die, made the most of their opportunities, with the result that the large sums of money which had already been collected to meet the fine entirely vanished.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Pius VI
Pius VI resolved to go to Vienna; he left Rome on 27 Feb., 1782, and arrived in Vienna on 22 March.
Pius VI refused to accept the bishops that were nominated by the king and, as a result, there were in 1784 thirty vacant sees in the Kingdom of Naples alone, which number had increased to sixty in 1798.
The pope's co-operation with the Allies against the French Republic, and the murder of the French attaché, Basseville, at Rome, brought on by his own fault, led to Napoleon's attack on the Papal States.
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 Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX Beatification and canonization in the Church involve judgments of sanctity on the merits and holiness of an individual’s life.
The future Pope Pius IX was born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti in Senagallia in the Papal States, the ninth child of a minor count in 1792.
In 1797, Pope Pius VI was forced by a young Napoleon to accept the virtual destruction of the Papal States, the “patrimony of St. Peter” that the popes had ruled for over a thousand years.
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 Patron Saints Index: Pope Pius VI
Pope in 1775 despite the efforts of the rulers of Spain, Portugal and France who opposed his presumed support of the Jesuits.
Pius was surrounded by attempts to limit the power and influence of the papacy.
The prince-bishops of Mayence, Treves, and Cologne issued a Febronian manifesto known as the Punctuation of Ems of 1786 which claimed that the pope was not superior to all bishops, and that Catholic kings should reduce the papal power.
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 Monument to Pope Pius VII   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The successor to Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) who died in exile at Valance, France, victim of Napoleon's power, was the Benedictine monk Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti who took the name of Pius VII (1800-182J).
Pius VII, never bore any resentment towards his persecutor and when Napoleon was exiled on the island of St. Helena, the pope made efforts to render the ordeal less bitter.
The dignified effigy of the pope shows fatigue and the signs of" his long exile, and yet he is portrayed as blessing both friends and enemies alike.
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 The Pope Pius XII Controversy
Pius XII more than once gave proof of his personal courage; but he and his colleagues had serious responsibilities at the head of a worldwide Church with members in all the belligerent countries not to put themselves at undue risk if they could help it.
Pope Pius XII issued his five-point peace plan shortly after his election to the papacy, just as Pope Benedict XV had issued his five-point peace plan during World War I. This was one of the ways the popes believed it was appropriate to speak out.
Pius XII was not merely rationalizing his decision not to speak out forcefully by saying it made things worse; he was referring to a reality that was obvious to those coping at the time with the war and the evils it had brought in its train.
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 New Catholic Dictionary: Pope Pius VI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
New Catholic Dictionary: Pope Pius VI Pope Pius VI Reigned from 22 February 1775 to 29 August 1799.
As pope he condemned Febronianism and journeyed to Austria to curb the anti-clerical legislation of Emperor Joseph II.
Pius refused to submit, and was borne in captivity to Valence, where he died.
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 Pope Pius VI and the French Revolution
The Pope's condemnation caused a crisis of conscious for sincere French Catholics.
On the night of February 20, 1798, under constant guard of French dragoons Pius VI was first transferred to Sienna.
The overthrow of the pope in 1798 was the culmination of attacks upon the Catholic Church by the French National Assembly.
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Born in Cesena, Italy, on December 27, 1717, he studied at a Jesuit college, decided to become a priest and was ordained at the age of thirty-seven.
Pope Pius VI died on August 29, 1798.
He had been Pope for twenty-four years which, up to his time, was the longest pontificate since that of St. Peter.
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 Catholic World News : Pope Praises Memory of Pius VI
VATICAN (CWNews.com) -- At ceremonies commemorating the life of Pope Pius VI, participants heard a message in which Pope John Paul II praised that pontiff, and urged French Catholics to "take an active part" in the life of their country, and especially to encourage "recognition of the spiritual and religious dimensions" of life.
Pope John Paul's message alluded to the "unhappy period" in which Pope Pius VI was exiled from Rome by Napoleon Bonaparte.
At that time, Pius VI was more than 80 years old, and seriously ill. He died in exile in Valencia.
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 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Additions
On December 13, 2002, Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Boston submitted by Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, in compliance with canon 401 § 2, of the Code of Canon Law.
Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation to the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Toledo, Spain, submitted by Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez, according to canon 401, par.
Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation to the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Milan, Italy, submitted by Cardinal Carlos Maria Martini, S.J., according to canon 401, par.
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 Pope Pius VI Blessing the People on Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo by GUARDI, Francesco
In May 1782, Pope Pius VI visited the city of Venice.
Pope Pius VI visited Venice from 15 till 19 May 1782, returning from an unsuccessful diplomatic mission to the Austrian emperor Joseph II in Vienna.
At his arrival in the city, the Pope was welcomed by the Doge and the Signoria; the following day he held an audience and was honoured with music recitals, held in part in his absence.
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 Catholic Culture : Document Library : Pope Pius IX
In 1797, Pope Pius VI was forced by the French to accept the virtual destruction of the Papal States, the “patrimony of St. Peter” that the popes had ruled for over a thousand years.
In July 1808, like his predecessor, Pope Pius VII was arrested by French troops when he refused to abdicate as sovereign of the Papal States.
The pope should be a citizen of no country and not subject to the laws of individual rulers.
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 Pius VI
The pope was taken to Siena, thence to Florence; soon, though he was ill and feeble, the French took him to Turin and to Grenoble; he died at Valence.
Pius VI (The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church)
The Roman Theatres in the Age of Pius VI.
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 Oracles of Nostradamus: Pius VI
Pius VI THE next four quatrains refer to Rome and Pope Pius VI.
By this the Pope lost Avignon and Venaissin in France, Bolognia, Ferrara, and the Romagnia in Italy, and this he calls the two rocks.
The Pope, that is, shall die at Valence, a few leagues from the Rhone.
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 Pope Pius VI 13 April 1791 Civil Oath in France
Pope Pius VI Encyclical promulgated on 13 April 1791.
They had received no commission to do so from the Apostolic See; they omitted the oath of obedience to the Pope; they neglected the examination and confession of faith which are prescribed in the Roman pontifical which should be observed universally; and they broke and despised all laws.
So today the Pope as a duty of his office appoints bishops for each of the churches, and no lawful consecration may take place in the entire Catholic Church without the order of the Apostolic See (Trent, session 24, chap.
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