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Pius VII
head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823 (1742–1823)
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Born
14 August 1742
verified
Died
20 August 1823
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Barnaba Chiaramonti, son of a count and a devout mother who became a Carmelite, entered the Benedictines at sixteen and taught in the colleges of his order.
Elected pope at Venice on 14 March 1800, he suffered long years of trial, as his mother had foretold. He died on 20 August 1823.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe his cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Benedictine pope who bore great sufferings for the Church.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Angela Merici Saint“She was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807.” — Wikipedia
- Angelo d'Acri Saint“He received beatification from Pope Leo XII on 18 December 1825 after being titled as a Servant of God in 1778 under Pope Pius VI and Venerable under Pope Pius VII on 17 June 1821.” — Wikipedia
- Anthony della Chiesa Saint“He was a companion of Bernardino of Siena and was beatified by Pope Pius VII in 1819.” — Wikipedia
- Bartolomeo Placido di Recanati Saint“After his relics were moved and the church rebuilt after 1529, his name changed to Placido, by which he has been known ever since; Pope Pius VII granted an office and Mass in his honour.” — this site's research
- Benedict the Moor Saint“He died in 1589 and was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807.” — Wikipedia
- Crispin of Viterbo Saint“The calls for him to be named as a saint began as soon as he had died and the formal cause to investigate his holiness opened on 16 September 1761 under Pope Clement XIII while he was named as Venerable in 1796 under Pope Pius VII.” — Wikipedia
- Gaspar Bertoni Saint“Guided by his theology professor Nicola Galvani, he built his priestly work on unconditional loyalty to Pope Pius VII, then Napoleon's prisoner.” — this site's research
- Gaspar del Bufalo Saint“When Pius VII was arrested and deported in July 1809, Gaspare too was imprisoned and sent into exile.” — this site's research
- Giuseppe Maria Tomasi Saint“Tomasi was beatified by Pope Pius VII in 1803, and canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1986.” — Wikipedia
- Joseph Oriol Saint“He was beatified under Pope Pius VII on 5 September 1808, and Pope Pius X later canonized him as a saint on 20 May 1909.” — Wikipedia
- Saint Cristanziano Saint“He is invoked against storms, and his veneration was confirmed by Pope Pius VII in 1803; his feast is 13 May.” — this site's research
- Vincent Strambi Saint“He served as bishop for the remainder of the pontificate of Pope Pius VII before his successor Pope Leo XII accepted Strambi's resignation and summoned him to Rome as his advisor.” — Wikipedia
14 more
- Conrad of Offida Blessed“Pope Pius VII ratified the honour paid to him as Blessed in 1817.” — this site's research
- Giovanna da Bagno di Romagna Blessed“The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists her among those beatified on 15 April 1823 by Pope Pius VII.” — this site's research
- Giovanni da Vespignano Blessed“He was beatified on 1 October 1800 by Pope Pius VII.” — this site's research
- Jacobus de Voragine Blessed“The honour paid to him, which began soon after his death, was ratified by Pope Pius VII in 1816.” — this site's research
- Maria Bartolomea Bagnesi Blessed“She was beatified on 11 July 1804 by Pope Pius VII.” — this site's research
- Maria Maddalena dell’Incarnazione Blessed“She was forced out of Rome as a result of Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of the Italian peninsula but returned following his defeat and the return of Pope Pius VII to Rome.” — Wikipedia
- Nevolone Blessed“He was beatified on 4 June 1817 by Pope Pius VII.” — this site's research
- Pellegrino da Falerone Blessed“He was beatified on 31 July 1821 by Pope Pius VII.” — this site's research
- Pier Pettinaio Blessed“He was beatified on 18 August 1802 after Pope Pius VII confirmed his veneration in Siena and in the surrounding cities.” — Wikipedia
- Pietro Pettinario Blessed“He was beatified on 18 August 1802 by Pope Pius VII.” — this site's research
- Simone Ballachi Blessed“Ballachi's popular devotion received approval from Pope Pius VII on 14 March 1820 which allowed for him to approve the friar's beatification.” — Wikipedia
- Camille de Soyécourt Venerable“Because she supported Pope Pius VII and the "black cardinals", Mother Thérèse Camille was exiled to Guise by Napoleon from 1811 to 1813.” — Wikipedia
- Marie Clotilde of France Venerable“She has been declared venerable by Pope Pius VII.” — Wikipedia
- Henriette Aymer de la Chevalerie Servant of God“Born at the château de La Chevalerie at Saint-Georges-de-Noisné near Poitiers, she was imprisoned with her mother during the Revolution, became a penitent of Pierre Coudrin in 1794 and in 1796 accepted leadership of the group known as the Solitaires; on Christmas night 1800 she and Coudrin made their definitive…” — this site's research
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Pope Pius VII
- Wikidata Q124754 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pope Pius VII (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.