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Pope Pius VII

Pope Pius VII

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An Italian pope who led the Catholic Church from 1800 to 1823 and crowned Napoleon
  • proper noun
: Papa Pío VII
  • Napoleon was crowned emperor by Pope Pius VII in a grand ceremony in 1804.

Examples

  • The concordat signed by Pope Pius VII helped reestablish the Catholic Church in France.

  • Pope Pius VII was forced into exile by Napoleon but later returned to Rome in 1814.

  • During his reign, Pope Pius VII faced numerous challenges.

  • Did Pope Pius VII really crown Napoleon?

  • Pope Pius VII was exiled to France but made a significant return to his seat in Rome in 1814.

  • In 1804, Pope Pius VII presided over the ceremony that marked Napoleon's coronation as emperor.

  • The agreement crafted by Pope Pius VII played a pivotal role in restoring the Catholic Church's influence in France.

Synonyms

Pius VII
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An Italian pope from 1800 to 1823 who clashed with Napoleon and later returned to Rome after being held prisoner

emphasizes capture, a concordat and crowning by Napoleon

Surface Forms

Pope Pius VII main

Morphology

Pope + Pius + VII

The phrase is a referential title formed from 'Pope' (the office) + the personal name 'Pius' + the regnal number 'VII'; a learner who knows 'Pope' and that VII = seven will readily infer it denotes the seventh pope named Pius. Regnal numbering and the 'Title + Name + Roman numeral' pattern are cross-linguistically common and not idiomatic, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Pope Pius VII was an Italian pope from 1800 to 1823. One famous story is that Napoleon once took him prisoner and later forced him to go to Paris to 'crown' Napoleon as Emperor, and Pius also made an important agreement with Napoleon to restore the Church in France, so today his name is linked with both his capture and that deal.