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Pius VII was an Italian pope from 1800 to 1823, whose dramatic conflicts with Napoleon led to a restoration of the church after the armies of the French Revolution had devastated the papacy under Pius VI. He became a Benedictine at Cesena in 1758 and was made cardinal and bishop of Imola, Papal.
Aug 15, 2019 · Why Napoleon Kidnapped One Pope After Another. Pope Pius VI died in captivity, while his successor Pope Pius VII was held hostage for five years. By: Una McIlvenna.
From the time of his election as pope to the fall of Napoleon in 1815, Pius VII's reign was completely taken up in dealing with France. He and the Emperor were continually in conflict, often involving the French military leader's wishes for concessions to his demands.
When Pius VII subsequently excommunicated Napoleon, one of his most ambitious officers, Lieutenant Radet, saw an opportunity to gain favour by kidnapping the pope. Although Napoleon had captured Castel Sant'Angelo and pointed cannons at the papal bedroom, he did not approve this outrage.
Pope Pius VII, born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti in 1742, he was the 251st leader of the Catholic Church and the seventh among that lot to take the name “Pius.” He ascended to the papacy in a tumultuous period marked by the aftermath of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Oct 13, 2023 · Pope Pius VII, the 19 th-century pontiff best known for his struggle with the Emperor Napoleon, died two hundred years ago this August. To mark the occasion, Pope Francis has written a letter to the bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Pope Pius’ VII diocese of origin.
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. But while they were able to work together initially, formalizing an agreement in 1801, relations between them rapidly deteriorated.
