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Pope 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 32 years is the second longest of any pope in history, behind that of Saint Peter.
Pope Pius IX was deeply religious and shared a strong devotion to the Virgin Mary with many of his contemporaries, who made major contributions to Roman Catholic Mariology. Marian doctrines featured prominently in 19th century theology, especially the issue of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
Foreign relations between Pope Pius IX and Italy were characterized by an extensive political and diplomatic conflict over Italian unification and the subsequent status of Rome after the victory of the liberal revolutionaries.
Pius IX ; beatified September 3, 2000feast day February 7) was the Italian head of the Roman Catholic church whose pontificate (1846–78) was the longest in history and was marked by a transition from moderate political liberalism to conservatism.
Pius IX [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - LA - PT] Pius 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) [ Italian] Apostolic Letter Graves ac ...
Sep 10, 2022 · Amongst the vast correspondence of the longest-reigning pontiff since St. Peter, Pope Pius IX wrote upwards of forty Encyclicals during his thirty-two year pontificate (1846-1878). Twenty-six of these are included in this collection.
Feb 7, 2024 · On Feb. 7, the Catholic Church remembers Blessed Pius IX, “Pius Nono,” the 255th pope. His pontificate is the second longest in history — a total of 31 years, seven months, and 22 days (June ...
Jul 10, 2024 · Pope Pius IX. (more) Few popes of modern times have presided over so momentous a series of decisions and actions as Pius IX (reigned 1846–78), whose early liberalism was ended by the shock of the Revolutions of 1848.
Apr 24, 2018 · His new book "The Pope Who Would Be King" is about Pope Pius IX, the last pope to rule over the Papal States, which covered much of what is now Italy. A rebellion against him by Italian ...
Sep 3, 2000 · Despite having shunned honours, on the evening of 16 June 1846 Mastai found himself burdened with the greatest of them: he was elected Pope and took the name Pius IX. He had a difficult pontificate, but precisely because of that he was a great Pope, certainly one of the greatest.
