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Pius VIII

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Also known as Pope Pius VIII, Francesco Saverio Castiglioni

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830

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Francesco Saverio Castiglioni, known as Pius PP. VIII, was a male Latin Catholic priest and Catholic bishop who served as Pope and cardinal. Born in Cingoli in 1761, he was educated at Sapienza University of Rome and held the noble title of count. His religious affiliation was with the Catholic Church, and he worked in Rome and the Papal States. He participated in the 1823 and 1829 papal conclaves.

Castiglioni died of a myocardial infarction in Rome on 30 November 1830, with natural causes recorded as the manner of death. He was consecrated by Giuseppe Doria Pamphili and Nicola Buschi. His remains are buried in St. Peter's Basilica. He is described by sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and is recognized in the Popes collection.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francesco
Gender
male
Citizenship
Papal States
Place of birth
Cingoli
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
Catholic bishop
Educated at
Sapienza University of Rome
Religion
Catholic Church
Participant in
1829 papal conclave
Noble title
count
Image
Ritratto di Papa Pio VIII, by Clemente Alberi.jpg
Work location
Papal States
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Pius VIII
date of birth
1761-11-20
date of death
1830-11-30
topic's main category
Category:Pope Pius VIII
cause of death
myocardial infarction
birth name
Francesco Saverio Castiglioni
described by source
Wikitólica
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Pius PP. VIII
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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Pius VIII (Italian: Pio VIII; born Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni; 20 November 1761 – 30 November 1830) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 31 March 1829 to his death in November 1830.

His brief papacy witnessed the Catholic Emancipation in the United Kingdom in 1829, which he welcomed, and the July Revolution in France in 1830, which he accepted with reluctance. Pius VIII is often remembered for his writings on marriages between Catholics and Protestants: in the 1830 brief Litteris altero abhinc, he declared that a marriage could only be properly blessed if proper provisions had been made to ensure the bringing up of children in the Catholic faith. His death less than two years after his election to the papacy led to speculation of possible murder. Pius VIII's pontificate was the shortest in the 19th century.

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