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  • 51Pius V — (1504–72)    Pope and Saint.    Pius was born Michele Ghislieri and, at an early age, joined the Dominican Order. He became Commissary General of the Inquisition in 1551, Bishop of Nepi and Sutri in 1556 and a Cardinal and the General Inquisitor… …

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  • 52Pius — Seit Pius hier Gevatter stand, kam lauter Unglück übers Land. – Niederschles. Zeitung, 1869, S. 249; Kladderadatsch, Nr. 49. Dieser Spruch ist einem in der Gegend von Chemnitz 1869 erschienenen und weit verbreiteten Gedicht entlehnt, das die… …

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  • 53Pius, S. (1) — 1S. Pius (1. März), ein Martyrer zu Rom. S. S. Silvius. (I. 24.) …

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  • 54Pius, S. (2) — 2S. Pius (4. März), ein angeblicher Martyrer und Bischof von Sevilla, der einer von den 7 Schülern des hl. Apostels Jakobus gewesen sein soll. Die Boll. nennen ihn unter den Uebergangenen. (I. 298.) …

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  • 55Pius, S. (5-6) — 5–6S. Pius (8. Sept.). Zwei Martyrer dieses Namens, erlitten mit vielen Andern zu Alexandria in Aegypten den Martertod. S. S. Ammonius21 …

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  • 56PIUS —    the name of nine Popes, of which only six call for particular mention: P. II., Pope from 1458 to 1464, was of the family of the Piccolomini, and is known to history as Æneas Sylvius, and under which name he did diplomatic work in Britain and… …

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  • 57Pius I — (d. c. 154)    Pope and Saint.    Little is known of Pius I. He is thought to have been born in Aquileia on the Adriatic coast and another tradition has it that he was the brother of the author of The Shepherd of Hermas. He was Bishop of Rome… …

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  • 58Pius VI — noun Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717 1799) • Syn: ↑Giovanni Angelo Braschi, ↑Giannangelo Braschi • Instance… …

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  • 59Pius XII. — Pius XII. Pius XII. (bürgerlicher Name Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, * 2. März 1876 in Rom; † 9. Oktober 1958 in Castel Gandolfo) war von 1939 bis 1958 Papst der römisch katholischen Kirche. Inhaltsverzeichnis …

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  • 60Pius VII —     Pope Pius VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Pius VII     (BARNABA CHIARAMONTI).     Born at Cesena in the Pontifical States, 14 August, 1740; elected at Venice 14 March, 1800; died 20 August, 1823.     His father was Coun …

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