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Pius IX (1792-1878). Italian pope (1846-1878). Born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti. Funeral of Pope Pius IX in Rome. Interior of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament in St. Peter's. Faithfuls kissing the
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NEW from 1861: Threatened by Italy's unification, Pope Pius IX thanks a committee of Rome's noblewomen for a lottery – Archivio Digitale Boncompagni Ludovisi
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