Pius IX (Italian: Pio IX; (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti) born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He was notable for convoking the Vatican Council in 1868 and for being pontiff when the Kingdom of Italy occupied the Estates of the Church in 1870, effectively ending the temporal power of the Holy See.
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13 May 1792 Senigallia, Papal States
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Died |
7 February 1878 (aged 85)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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