POPE PIUS VI BULL on Large Parchment with Lead Seal, Dated February 15, 1775 Signed by cardinals Orsini and Carafa
Size: 18" x 14.4/8" (46 cm x 36.5 cm)
Pope Pius VI
Pope Pius VI, born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, reigned as Pope from 15 February 1775 to his death in 1799. Pius VI condemned the French Revolution and the suppression of the Gallican Church that resulted from it. Wikipedia
Born: December 25, 1717, Papal States
Died: August 29, 1799, Valence, France
Nationality: Italian
Education: University of Ferrara
Parents: Marcus Aurelius Tommaso Braschi , Anna Teresa Bandi
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Papacy began |
15 February 1775 |
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Papacy ended |
29 August 1799 |
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Predecessor |
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Successor |
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Orders |
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Ordination |
1755 |
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Consecration |
22 February 1775 |
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Created Cardinal |
26 April 1773 |
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Personal details |
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Birth name |
Giovanni Angelo Braschi |
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Born |
25 December 1717 |
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Died |
29 August 1799 (aged 81) |
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Motto |
Floret in Domo Domini (it blossoms in the house of God)[1] |