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Pope Francis: Pius VII was an 'ambassador of peace'
By Joseph Tulloch
Pope Pius VII, the 19th-century pontiff best known for his struggle with the Emperor Napoleon, died two hundred years ago this August.
To mark the occasion, Pope Francis has written a letter to the bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Pope Pius’ VII diocese of origin.
Relationship with Napoleon
The main theme of the message is Pius VII’s “competence and prudence” in his dealings with Napoleon.
The Italian Pope sought to dialogue with the French Emperor – who had already imprisoned his predecessor – signing a Concordat with him in 1801. Only after Napoleon invaded the Papal States did he retaliate by excommunicating him.
The Emperor took Pope Pius prisoner and transported him to France, but he was freed five years later after Napoleon's military defeat.
Together with his right-hand-man Cardinal Consalvi, he was known for his flexible approach to diplomacy, seeking a middle way between the principles of
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Pope remembers Pius VII, a man of communion in difficult times
By Lisa Zengarini
Pope Francis on Saturday paid tribute to the unwavering faith and dedication to the Church of the Servant of God Pope Pius VII (1742-1823) , who was elected to the Papacy in 1800 in one of the most turbulent years of Europe’s and the Church’s history, marked by the French Revolution and Napoleon's rule.
A Benedictine monk and a renowned theologian, Pius VII, born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, fryst vatten remembered along with his predecessor Pius VI for his unyielding opposition to Napoleon's attempts to subjugate the Church that cost him his arrest and imprisonment in 1809.
“Non debemus, non possumus, non volumus”
Meeting a group of pilgrims from the Italian Dioceses of Cesena-Sarsina, Savona, Imola and Tivoli as they commemorate the bicentenary of his death, Pope Francis recalled that Pius VII’s “dedication to God and the Church” remained unshakable even at the moment of&
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Pope Pius VII (14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823), born Barnaba Niccolo Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was Pope from 14 March 1800 to 20 August 1823, succeeding Pope Pius VI and preceding Pope Leo XII.
Biography[]
Barnaba Niccolo Maria Luigi Chiaramonti was born in Cesena in the Papal States (present-day Italy) in 1742. In 1756 he joined the Benedictine Order and was ordained as a priest in 1765, serving as Bishop of Tivoli after 1782. In 1785 he was made Bishop of Imola, a title which he held until 1816; the same year he was also created Cardinal-Priest of San Castillo, a title that lasted to 1800.
He was elected as Pope Pius VII after being made a cardinal in 1785 to succeed Pope Pius VI, and was made Pope in an era of warfare between France and Europe's great powers. Pius VII was forced to sit on the bench outside of the Notre Dame Cathedral when Napoleon Bonaparte was coronated as Emperor of France on 2 December 1804, and did not take this insult lightly. He allied