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Photograph of Pope Pius IX
Pius IX is the longest-reigning pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church....
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Discover fascinating facts about popes throughout the history of the Roman Catholic...
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Giacomo Antonelli
Cardinal Giacomo Antonelli served as Pope Pius IX's secretary of state.
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The First Vatican Council
In 1869 Pope Pius XI (center) convened an assembly of bishops that became known as...
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Statue of Pius IX in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome features a statue of Pope Pius IX located...
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Pope Pius IX at the First Vatican Council, 19th-century chromolithograph.
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