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Pius IX, Pope, 1792-1878

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1792 May 13 - 1878 February 7

Biographical note

Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti was born on May 13, 1792 in Senigallia to Girolamo dei Conti Ferretti and Caterina Antonia Maddalena Solazzei di Fano. He entered the Papal Noble Guard in 1815, and his continued education was supported by Pope Pius VII in spite of epileptic seizures He was ordained a priest in 1819. He travelled to South America as an auditor assisting the apostolic nuncio, Monsignore Giovanni Muzi, becoming the first future pope ever to have visited the Americas. Pope Leo XII appointed him Archbishop of Spoleto in 1827, and he was raised to cardinal in 1839. He was elected pope in 1846, taking the name Pius IX. He was the last pope to also be the sovereign ruler of the Papal States, which were taken over in 1870 by the Kingdom of Italy. He convened the First Vatican Council in 1969, which clarified Catholic doctrine in response to new modern philosophical trends, most notably defining papal infallibility. Pius IX died on February 7, 1878 from an epileptic seizure and heart attack, concluding the longest pontificate after Saint Peter. He was beatified in 2000.

Alternate names

Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Multiple popes, after 1913, undated, bulk: 1926–1968

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: B
Scope and Contents

Popes John XXII, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, and Pius XII. One pope is unidentified.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: after 1913, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968

Pope Pius IX, 1923, undated, bulk: 1926–1968

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: B
Scope and Contents

Also features Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1923, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968

Zucchettos, 1865, 1913, approximately 1952, undated, bulk: 1926–1968

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C
Scope and Contents

Two purple zucchettos and three white zucchettos. The white zucchettos belonged to Popes Pius IX, Pius X, and Pius XII.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1865, 1913, approximately 1952, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968