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Pope Pius VII (Italian: Pio VII; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; [a] 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823) was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. He ruled the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again from 1814 to his death.
Dec 2, 2000 · Pope Pius VII: (1800-1823) Paperback – December 2, 2000. by Robin Anderson (Author) 3.3 13 ratings. See all formats and editions. The French Revolution had wrought religious and civil havoc in France and the Italian states.
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May 25, 2021 · It is the story of the struggle, fought with cunning, not force, between the forgotten Roman nobleman Barnaba Chiaramonti, who became Pope Pius VII, and the all-too-well-remembered Napoleon.”—Jonathan Sumption, Spectator, “Books of the Year”.
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Dec 2, 2000 · Kindle $9.98. The French Revolution had wrought religious and civil havoc in France and the Italian states. Thousands of French priests had been killed or deported; other priests and bishops were forming a schismatic national Church; the previous Pope had been kidnapped and had died in exile.
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Mar 28, 2016 · Pope Pius VII’s personal holiness was most responsible for his success in guiding the Church during this tumultuous period in which emperors and and kings sought to wrest both temporal and spiritual authority from the pope.
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Jan 26, 2023 · His immediate predecessor, Pope Pius VI, had died in captivity at the hands of the French Revolutionary state. Yet, this affront to the Catholic Church had not involved Napoleon.
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May 25, 2021 · A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state. In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope Pius VII shared a common goal: to reconcile the church with the state.
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