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Pope Pius VII

1742 - 1823

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Pope Pius VII (Italian: Pio VII; 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 in August 1823. 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. Chiaramonti was made Bishop of Tivoli in 1782, and resigned that position upon his appointment as Bishop of Imola in 1785. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Pius VII is the 55th most popular religious figure (up from 141st in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Italy (up from 163rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Pius VII is most famous for restoring the Catholic Church after the French Revolution.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Pius VII ranks 55 out of 3,187. Before him are Jonah, Queen of Sheba, Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory XIII, and Pope Leo XI. After him are Saint Barbara, Pope Leo X, Pope Leo XII, John the Apostle, Matthias the Apostle, and James, brother of Jesus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1742, Pope Pius VII ranks 1. After him are Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Yemelyan Pugachev, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, James Wilson, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Nicolas Leblanc, David Bushnell, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, and Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart. Among people deceased in 1823, Pope Pius VII ranks 1. After him are Edward Jenner, David Ricardo, Louis-Nicolas Davout, Lazare Carnot, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Jacques Charles, Charles François Dumouriez, André-Jacques Garnerin, Ann Radcliffe, Rafael del Riego, and Abraham-Louis Breguet.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Pius VII ranks 65 out of 5,161. Before him are Pontius Pilate (-12), Pope Julius II (1443), Parmenides (-501), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Niccolò Paganini (1782), and Pope Leo XI (1535). After him are Evangelista Torricelli (1608), Pope Leo X (1475), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Pope Leo XII (1760), Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736), and Lorenzo de' Medici (1449).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Pius VII ranks 18. Before him are Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Clement VII (1478), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Gregory XIII (1502), and Pope Leo XI (1535). After him are Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Leo XII (1760), Saint Lucy (283), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Pope Urban VIII (1568), and Pope Pius VI (1717).

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