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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Pope (1846–1878) who summoned the First Vatican Council (1869–1870).
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- noun Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
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As late as the 1860s, Pius IX was forbidding railways in his domain, since in his view they led straight to hell.
The Heirloom City Dan Hofstadter 2011
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Pope Pius IX flees Rome; Garibaldi returns from exile.1850 Pius IX returns.
Englishwoman is hailed as a heroine of Italy's unification struggle 2011
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Since 1870, there had been no papal state, which prompted Pius IX and his successor, Leo XIII 1878-1903, to assert greater spiritual and pastoral authority.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How The Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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Since 1870, there had been no papal state, which prompted Pius IX and his successor, Leo XIII 1878-1903, to assert greater spiritual and pastoral authority.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How The Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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Since 1870, there had been no papal state, which prompted Pius IX and his successor, Leo XIII 1878-1903, to assert greater spiritual and pastoral authority.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How the Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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Pope Pius IX declared it to save his arse as he was fleeing Rome like a scared rat.
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The afflictions and crosses of Pius IX were more than fell to the lot of his predecessors; and the more aggravating of these crosses were brought on by the House of Savoy whose emblem was a cross.
Archive 2009-03-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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You know that Oscar Wilde had a private audience with Pope Pius IX.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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You know that Oscar Wilde had a private audience with Pope Pius IX.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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Those who have lived and followed the course of events in an intelligent manner during the pontificates of Pius IX, Leo XIII, and Pius X cannot fail to be impressed with the titles given to each by the prophecies of St. Malachy and their wonderful appropriateness: Crux de Cruce (Cross from a Cross) Pius IX; Lumen in caelo (Light in the Sky) Leo XIII; Ignis ardens (Burning Fire) Pius X.
Archive 2009-03-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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