Pope Pius VI
Pius VI | |
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| Papacy began | 215 February, 1775 |
| Papacy ended | 29 August 1799 |
| Predecessor | Pope Clement XIV |
| Successor | Pope Pius VII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giovanni Angelo Braschi 25 December, 1717 |
| Died | 29 August 1799 Valence |
| Other popes named Pius | |
Pope Pius VI (Latin: Pius Sextus; 25 December, 1717 – 29 August 1799), born Giovanni Angelo Braschi, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 251st Pope from 1775 to 1799.
Pope Clement XIII named him treasurer of the Roman Church in 1766.
Cardinal
In 1775, Pope Clement XIV made Braschi a cardinal.
Pope
Cardinal Braschi was elected pope in 1775; and he chose to be called Pius VI.
Pope Pius was involved in Italian and European political disputes.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1911). Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. University Press. pp. 685–686.
- ↑ Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1840. pp. 199–201.
- 1 2 "Pope Pius VI," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-10-27.
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Wikisource has original writing related to this article:
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Pius VI
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Braschi Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Clement XIV |
Pope 1775–1799 |
Succeeded by Pius VII |