Catholic Church. Pope (1800-1823 : Pius VII)

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Pius VII was born Count Barnaba Chiaramonti, entered a Benedictine monastery at age 16 and through the intervention of Pius VI moved upward in positions in the Catholic Church. He was created a cardinal in 1785 and became pope in 1800. Pius VII was continuiously in conflict with Napoleon until the latter's fall in 1815 after the Battle of Waterloo. -- Giovanni Battista Quarantotti was created a cardinal by Pius VII in 1816 and appointed as Perfect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith in May 1820.

From the description of [Papal bull, 1808 Mar. 16] / Pius VII. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 692190958

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