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Pius IX

Pius IX

3 9.9
The pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: Pío IX
  • In 1869, Pius IX convened the First Vatican Council to address issues facing the church.

Examples

  • The longest-serving pope in history is Pius IX, who led the Catholic Church for over 31 years.

  • Fenianism, which arose in 1858 advocating independence for Ireland, was condemned on 4 August 1863 by the Catholic hierarchy of Ireland, and in January 1870 by Pope Pius IX.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The Pope who first brought it up was Pius IX in 1869.

    Blog text (13)

  • Pope Pius IX.

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  • Even after the American Civil War, in 1866, Pope Pius IX affirmed that slavery was not against divine law.

    Blog text (13)

  • The Young Ireland movement, which was created in 1842 and sought Irish independence, was officially condemned by the Catholic hierarchy of Ireland in 1845, and by Pope Pius IX on 5 August 1848.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Democracy: Pius IX's encyclical Quanta Cura (1864) is published with an important annex called The Syllabus of Errors.

    Blog text (13)

  • Pope Pius IX declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854.

Synonyms

Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti
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An Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who took the name Pius IX and declared that Mary was without sin

is the formal papal name highlighting office and notable acts
Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti
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The original name of Pope Pius IX before he became pope

is the name used in office rather than the birth name

Surface Forms

Pius IX main

Morphology

Pius + IX

This is a proper name (a papal regnal name) whose referent — that he is a specific pope and his historical role/dates — cannot be derived from the parts. 'IX' only indicates 'the ninth' and 'Pius' is a name (or resembles the adjective 'pious') but together do not transparently signal papal identity; understanding requires world/historical knowledge rather than compositional word meaning.

Etymology

Pius IX is the name the pope chose: Pius comes from a word meaning 'very religious', and the number IX shows he was the ninth pope to use that name. He was pope from 1846 to 1878 and made important church decisions, so Pius IX refers to that specific, long-serving pope.