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Pius Ix Collection

Pope Pius IX, born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti in 1792, was an influential figure during the tumultuous times of the 19th century

Background imagePius Ix Collection: GERMANY: KULTURKAMPF, 1875. Pope Pius IX moving his game piece, the encyclical Quod nunquam

GERMANY: KULTURKAMPF, 1875. Pope Pius IX moving his game piece, the encyclical Quod nunquam, against Otto von Bismarcks anti-clerical moves on the chessboard of Kulturkampf. German cartoon, 1875

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The Real Italian Brigand Chief, 1861

The Real Italian Brigand Chief, 1861. Count Cavour, the Italian Nationalist politician who had fought for the unification of Italy, became the first prime minister of that country in March 1861

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Two cartoons depicting the anti-clericalism of the Commune, 1871 (litho)

Two cartoons depicting the anti-clericalism of the Commune, 1871 (litho)
904987 Two cartoons depicting the anti-clericalism of the Commune, 1871 (litho) by Dupendant (fl. 1870); Musee d art et histoire, Saint Denis

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Risorgimento: Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti became Pius IX or Pio IX)

Risorgimento: Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti became Pius IX or Pio IX)
XEE4178757 Risorgimento: Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti became Pius IX or Pio IX, 1792-1878) visiting Garibaldian prisoners at the Castle of Saint Angelo (Sant Angelo) in Rome

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius Ix (engraving)

Pope Pius Ix (engraving)
7272427 Pope Pius Ix (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: POPE PIUS IX (1792-1878) Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, been born to Senigallia, which elected in 1846

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) decrees a general amnesty for political detenuses on 16 / 07 / 1846

Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) decrees a general amnesty for political detenuses on 16 / 07 / 1846
ELD4860929 Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) decrees a general amnesty for political detenuses on 16/07/1846 (Pope Pius IX freed all political prisoners by giving amnesty to revolutionaries on 16th July 1846)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The French Second Empire, 1852-1870 (colour litho)

The French Second Empire, 1852-1870 (colour litho)
5207765 The French Second Empire, 1852-1870 (colour litho) by Girard, Joseph (fl.1930-50); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French Second Empire, 1852-1870)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The Lying in State of the Late Pope Pius IX (engraving)

The Lying in State of the Late Pope Pius IX (engraving)
1049950 The Lying in State of the Late Pope Pius IX (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lying in State of the Late Pope Pius IX)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Allegory of Italy during Risorgimento, 19th century (lithograph)

Allegory of Italy during Risorgimento, 19th century (lithograph)
5917347 Allegory of Italy during Risorgimento, 19th century (lithograph) by Mata (Adolfo Matarelli) (1832-1887); (add.info.: Allegory of Italy internal political assets, post 1861 and pre 1870)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX with Jesus Christ and two angels (engraving)

Pope Pius IX with Jesus Christ and two angels (engraving)
7185069 Pope Pius IX with Jesus Christ and two angels (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) with Jesus Christ and two angels

Background imagePius Ix Collection: 7177549

7177549

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pius IX (colour litho)

Pius IX (colour litho)
612421 Pius IX (colour litho) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pius IX, The Infallible, 1 January 1870)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX and a representative of the Risorgimento (oil on canvas)

Pope Pius IX and a representative of the Risorgimento (oil on canvas)
703015 Pope Pius IX and a representative of the Risorgimento (oil on canvas) by Galli, Luigi (1820-1906); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX (engraving)

Pope Pius IX (engraving)
3647669 Pope Pius IX (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Visit of Pius IX to the Church of the Apostles at Rome (engraving)

Visit of Pius IX to the Church of the Apostles at Rome (engraving)
2771836 Visit of Pius IX to the Church of the Apostles at Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of Pius IX to the Church of the Apostles at Rome)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX surrounded by his Intimate Friends (engraving)

Pope Pius IX surrounded by his Intimate Friends (engraving)
2773025 Pope Pius IX surrounded by his Intimate Friends (engraving) by Janet, Gustave (b. 1829); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Pius IX surrounded by his Intimate Friends)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The New Pope, Pius IX (engraving)

The New Pope, Pius IX (engraving)
1617202 The New Pope, Pius IX (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Pope, Pius IX. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 July 1846)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Inquiring after the Popes Health at the Vatican, Dr Ceccarelli leaving the Sick Chamber of Pius IX

Inquiring after the Popes Health at the Vatican, Dr Ceccarelli leaving the Sick Chamber of Pius IX (engraving)
1049816 Inquiring after the Popes Health at the Vatican, Dr Ceccarelli leaving the Sick Chamber of Pius IX (engraving) by English School

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pius IX (engraving)

Pius IX (engraving)
1589904 Pius IX (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pius IX. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 February 1878)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pius IX in the Papal Audience Hall at the Quirinale

Pius IX in the Papal Audience Hall at the Quirinale
704245 Pius IX in the Papal Audience Hall at the Quirinale by Italian School, (19th century); Museo Centrale del Risorgimento, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Royalty (coloured engraving)

Royalty (coloured engraving)
5998765 Royalty (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royalty. Print published by Pellerin & Cie, Imagerie D Epinal)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The fall of Pius IX

The fall of Pius IX
3433401 The fall of Pius IX by Tojetti, Domenico (1806-92); Sant Agnese Fuori Le Mura, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Toietti Domenico 1840-62 " La caduta di Pio IX" -Roma)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX arriving at Gaeta after fleeing Rome due to a popular uprising against the government

Pope Pius IX arriving at Gaeta after fleeing Rome due to a popular uprising against the government of the Papal States
5208184 Pope Pius IX arriving at Gaeta after fleeing Rome due to a popular uprising against the government of the Papal States, November 1848 (engraving) by French School

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pius IX carried in Procession to St Peters on Palm Sunday (engraving)

Pius IX carried in Procession to St Peters on Palm Sunday (engraving)
2773413 Pius IX carried in Procession to St Peters on Palm Sunday (engraving) by Janet, Gustave (b. 1829); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pius IX carried in Procession to St Peters on Palm Sunday)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX leaving Rome, 1848 (chromolitho)

Pope Pius IX leaving Rome, 1848 (chromolitho)
972397 Pope Pius IX leaving Rome, 1848 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pope Pius IX leaving Rome, 1848)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX - His Holiness showing Cardinal Antonelli an Infallible Canon (coloured engraving)

Pope Pius IX - His Holiness showing Cardinal Antonelli an Infallible Canon (coloured engraving)
979465 Pope Pius IX - His Holiness showing Cardinal Antonelli an Infallible Canon (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The Last Public Audience of Pius IX (engraving)

The Last Public Audience of Pius IX (engraving)
1050187 The Last Public Audience of Pius IX (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Public Audience of Pius IX)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Rome, an Audience with Pius IX in the Vatican (engraving)

Rome, an Audience with Pius IX in the Vatican (engraving)
1057812 Rome, an Audience with Pius IX in the Vatican (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rome, an Audience with Pius IX in the Vatican)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Interior of St Peter s, Vatican (engraving)

Interior of St Peter s, Vatican (engraving)
1049937 Interior of St Peter s, Vatican (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of St Peter s, Vatican)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Vanity fair caricature of Pope Pius IX

Vanity fair caricature of Pope Pius IX
Vintage engraving of Pope Pius IX. The Infallible. From Vanity Fair1869. Chromolithograph. Head of the Catholic Church from 16 June 1846 to his death on 7 February 1878

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pius IX, mid-late 19th century. Creator: AH Payne

Pius IX, mid-late 19th century. Creator: AH Payne
Pius IX, mid-late 19th century. Portrait of Pope Pius IX (born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, 1792-1878), who was elected Pope in 1846. His pontificate was the longest of the post-apostolic era

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The reconsecration of the Lateran Basilica in Rome by Pope Pius IX, 1850s

The reconsecration of the Lateran Basilica in Rome by Pope Pius IX, 1850s. Found in the Collection of Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The return of Pope Pius IX to Rome, 1849. Artist: Briullov, Karl Pavlovich (1799-1852)

The return of Pope Pius IX to Rome, 1849. Artist: Briullov, Karl Pavlovich (1799-1852)
The return of Pope Pius IX to Rome, 1849. Private Collection

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX, 1946. Artist: Felix Hilaire Buhot

Pope Pius IX, 1946. Artist: Felix Hilaire Buhot
Pope Pius IX, 1946. Pius IX (born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, 1792-1878) was Pope from 16 June 1846 until his death in 1878

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Roma - Basilica of St Lawrence. - Tomb of Pius IX, 1910

Roma - Basilica of St Lawrence. - Tomb of Pius IX, 1910. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787), c. 1910s

Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787), c. 1910s
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787), was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI (1765-1846)

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX, (1792-1878)

Pope Pius IX, (1792-1878). Born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, Pius IX was elected Pope in 1846. His pontificate was the longest of the post-apostolic era

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX, (1900). Artist: Chiassi

Pope Pius IX, (1900). Artist: Chiassi
Pope Pius IX, (1900). Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti (1792-1878) was elected Pope in 1846. Pius IX was the longest reigning Pope of the post-apostolic era

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The First Vatican Council, Rome, 8 December 1869

The First Vatican Council, Rome, 8 December 1869. Pope Pius IX (1792-1878), Pope from 1846, addressing the First Vatican Council

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX, 1869-1899

Pope Pius IX, 1869-1899. Born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti (1792-1878), Pius IX became Pope in 1846. He is shown opening the first Vatican Council in 1869

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX, 1846

Pope Pius IX, 1846. Born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti (1792-1878), Pius IX was elected Pope in 1846. His pontificate was the longest of the post-apostolic era

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Pope Pius IX

Pope Pius IX. Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti (1792-1878) was elected Pope in 1846. Pius IX was the longest reigning Pope of the post-apostolic era

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi trying to persuade Pope Pius IX, 1860. Artist: John Tenniel

Giuseppe Garibaldi trying to persuade Pope Pius IX, 1860. Artist: John Tenniel
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82) trying to persuade Pope Pius IX that the Cap of Liberty would be far more comfortable than the Papal crown, 1860

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Discussion over the future ruler of unified Italy, 1860

Discussion over the future ruler of unified Italy, 1860
Discussion over the future ruler of unified Italy, 1960. Garibaldi asking Victor Emmanuel II if he will carry on the game for Italy

Background imagePius Ix Collection: Italy in Rome, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain

Italy in Rome, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Italy in Rome, 1870. King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy takes the sword of Temporal Power from Pope Pius IX who hangs on to his keys

Background imagePius Ix Collection: A Red Study, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain

A Red Study, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Red Study, 1875. This cartoon shows Dr Henry Edward Manning gazing into the fire. Manning had in fact been one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, but converted to Roman Catholicism in 1851

Background imagePius Ix Collection: The Vatican Hatter, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Vatican Hatter, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Vatican Hatter, 1874 - who looks very like Pope Pius IX - shows the new Archbishop of Westminster a cardinals hat and apologises that he hasn t got one to fit Dr Manning



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Pope Pius IX, born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti in 1792, was an influential figure during the tumultuous times of the 19th century. As the Italian pope, he played a significant role in various historical events and faced numerous challenges throughout his reign. One notable event that marked Pius IX's papacy was the Kulturkampf in Germany in 1875. This political conflict between the Catholic Church and the German government led to tensions and restrictions on religious practices. In response, Pope Pius IX strategically moved his game piece by issuing the encyclical Quod nunquam, asserting his authority and defending Catholic rights. Another aspect of Pius IX's legacy was his involvement with Italy's Risorgimento movement. During this period of national unification, he found himself at odds with figures like Garibaldi, who fought for a unified Italy free from papal control. However, despite their differences, there were instances where Pope Pius IX showed compassion towards Garibaldian prisoners visiting them at Castle Sant Angelo in Rome. Anti-clericalism also posed a challenge to Pope Pius IX's leadership as depicted in cartoons from the Commune era of 1871. These satirical illustrations highlighted societal resistance against religious influence and questioned clerical authority within politics. Throughout his papacy, Pope Pius IX faced criticism both domestically and internationally. Caricatures such as "The Real Italian Brigand Chief" portrayed him negatively while emphasizing public sentiment against him during those times. Despite these challenges, Pope Pius IX made significant decisions that impacted society positively too. For instance, he decreed a general amnesty for political detainees on July 16th, 1846 - freeing revolutionaries imprisoned for their beliefs - showcasing acts of mercy amidst turbulent times. Pope Pius IX's influence extended beyond Italy; even during France's Second Empire (1852-1870), his presence was felt.