Pius IX, Blessed, Pope Reigned from 16 June 1846 to 7 February 1878. Born on 13 May 1792 Sinigaglia, Italy as Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti; died in Rome, Italy . Director of the hospital of San Michele. Archbishop of Spoleto, and of Imola. Cardinal -priest. The nineteenth century witnessed the rise of a false liberalism in … Continue reading “Pius IX, Blessed, Pope”
Pius IX
Pius IX the last of the Roman pontiffs who held both temporal and spiritual rule. His original name was Giovanni Maria ialstai Ferretti. He was of noble parentage, though there are writers claiming him to be of Jewish descent. He was born at Sinigaglia, May 13, 1792. As a youth he was distinguished for a … Continue reading “Pius IX”
Pius IV, Pope
Pius IV, Pope Reigned from 28 December 1559 to 9 December 1565. Born on 31 March 1499 in Milan, Italy as Giovanni Angelo Medici; died on 9 December 1565 in Rome, Italy. Governor of several cities in the Papal States; commander of the papal troops; cardinal. During his pontificate the Council of Trent was terminated … Continue reading “Pius IV, Pope”
Pius IV, Creed of
Pius IV, Creed of This document, which forms one of the authorized standards of the Church of Rome, was prepared by pope Pius IV immediately after the rising of the Council of Trent, and is understood to embody in substance the decisions of that Council. The creed bears date November 1564, and was no sooner … Continue reading “Pius IV, Creed of”
Pius IV
Pius IV pope of Rome from 1560 to 1565, whose original name was Giovanni Angelo redici or Medichini, was born at Milan, Italy, March 31, 1499. He was originally a student of law and devoted to the legal profession, but his brother won him over to the ecclesiastical ranks, and in 1549 he was made … Continue reading “Pius IV”
Pius III, Pope
Pius III, Pope Reigned from 22 September to 18 October 1503. Born in 1439 in Siena, Italy as Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini; died on 18 October 1503 in Rome, Italy . Archbishop of Siena. Cardinal -deacon . Papal legate to Ancona and Germany . A man of spotless character. His short pontificate of 26 days left … Continue reading “Pius III, Pope”
Pius III
Pius III pope of Rome in 1503, whose original name was Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini, was the child of pope Pius II’s sister, and was born at Siena in 1439. He was made cardinal by pope Alexander VI, and succeeded him in 1503. His pontificate was of only a very short duration. Twenty-six days after his … Continue reading “Pius III”
Pius II, Pope
Pius II, Pope Reigned from 19 August 1458 to 14 August 1464. Born on 18 October 1405 in Corsignano, Italy as nea Silvio de’ Piccolomini; died on 14 August 1464 in Ancona, Italy . neas Silvius was one of the foremost humanists of his age, and noted as a poet, historian, and statesman. Emperor Frederick … Continue reading “Pius II, Pope”
Pius II
Pius II pope of Rome (from 1458 to 1464), whose original name was AEneas Sylvius Piccolomini, was a great theologian, diplomatist, canonist, historian and orator, and in fact a pontiff universally accomplished. He is especially noted as the inspirer of a crusade against the Saracens lie was born at Corsignano, in Siena, Oct. 18,1405. Early … Continue reading “Pius II”
Pius I, Pope Saint
Pius I, Pope Saint Date of birth unknown; pope from about 140 to about 154. According to the earliest list of the popes, given by Irenaeus (“Adv. haer.”, II, xxxi; cf. Eusebius, “Hist. eccl.”, V, vi), Pius was the ninth successor of St. Peter. The dates given in the Liberian Catalogue for his pontificate (146-61) … Continue reading “Pius I, Pope Saint”