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Pius VII

Also known as Pope Pius VII, Gregorio Chiaramonti, Papa Pío VII, Pope Pío VII, Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti, Father Gregory, papa Pio VII, paus Pius VII

head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823 (1742–1823)

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Pius VII was the Pope and leader of the Catholic Church from 1800 to 1823, during a turbulent period that included conflict with Napoleon and major changes in Europe. As both a religious leader and the ruler of the Papal States (territory in Italy controlled by the Church), he played an important role in shaping the Church's relationship with European governments during the early 19th century.

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Born: 1742
Died: 1823
Works: 23

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An appeal and remonstrance to His Holiness Pope Pius VII
Homily of Pope Pius VII directed to the people of his diocese in the Cisalpine republick in 1797
Motu proprio della santità di nostro signore Papa Pio Settimo in data de' 22. novembre 1817

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birth name: Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti
Commons category: Pius VII
date of birth: 1742-08-14
date of death: 1823-08-20
Commons Creator page: Pius VII
name in native language: Pius PP. VII
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Pope Pius VII (Italian: Pio VII; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823) was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. He was the leader of the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again from 1814 to his death. Chiaramonti was also a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict in addition to being a well-known theologian and bishop.

Chiaramonti was made Bishop of Tivoli in 1782, and resigned that position upon his appointment as Bishop of Imola in 1785. That same year, he was made a cardinal. In 1789, the French Revolution took place, and as a result a series of anti-clerical governments came into power in the country. In 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, French troops under Louis-Alexandre Berthier invaded Rome and captured Pope Pius VI, taking him as a prisoner to France, where he died in 1799. The following year, after a sede vacante period lasting approximately six months, Chiaramonti was elected to the papacy, taking the name Pius VII.