Pope Pius VII
head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823
Pope Pius VII (Italian: Pio; 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. He ruled 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.
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Quotes
edit- Nous voulons bien aller jusqu'aux portes de l'enfer; mais nous entendons neus arrêter là.
- We are prepared to go to the gates of Hell—but no further.
- On his initially cautious approach in dealing with Napoleon, c. 1800–1. Quoted by Cardinal Ercole Consalvi in his memoirs, written originally in Italian; published in French, Mémoires (2nd ed., 1866), vol. 1, p. 365, note; translated into English by J. M. Robinson, Cardinal Consalvi (1981)
