Pope Pius VII
(1800-1823)
Published on 2. December 2000
250 pages
978-1-5051-0823-1 (ISBN)
Description
The French Revolution had wrought religious and civil havoc in France and the Italian states. Thousands of French priests had been killed or deported; other priests and bishops were forming a schismatic national Church; the previous Pope had been kidnapped and had died in exile. Catholics were losing the Faith and adopting an attitude of resistance to all authority..This was the beginning of the reign of Pope Pius VII (1800-1823)-one of the most difficult and confusing eras in Catholic history.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- CONTENTS
- PROLOGUE
- A Glance Back at the 18th Century
- 1. EARLY YEARS
- Benedictine Monk-Professor of Theology-Abbot-Bishop of Tivoli
- 2. CARDINAL CHIARAMONTI OF IMOLA
- The Future Pontiff Faces the Revolution
- 3. THE CONCLAVE OF 1800
- Cardinal Chiaramonti Is Elected Pope Pius VII-Entry into Rome-Napoleon Rises to Power
- 4. THE NEW POPE AND NAPOLEON
- First Acts of Pius VII-The French Concordat-The Italian Concordat-Napoleon Asks the Pope to Crown Him Emperor of the French in Paris
- 5. THE POPE IN PARIS
- Napoleon's Attempts to Overshadow the Pope-The Coronation-Enthusiastic Reception of Pius VII by the French People
- 6. THE DEEPENING CONFLICT
- Pius' Return to Rome-Napoleon's Efforts to Control Italy-French Occupation of Rome and Virtual Imprisonment of Pius VII-Bull of Excommunication-Arrest and Abduction of the Pope
- 7. CAPTIVITY IN SAVONA
- The Painful Journey-Homage of the People-The Armed Guards-The Pope's Daily Life-Our Lady of Mercy-Struggle over Canonical Institution of Bishops-Increasing Pressure upon Pius VII
- 8. FURTHER STRUGGLES OVER CANONICAL INSTITUTION OF BISHOPS
- The Pope Resists Napoleon-Napoleon Convokes an Imperial Council-The Council Bishops Resist Napoleon-The Bishops Yield Conditionally
- 9. THE CONCILIAR DELEGATION TO SAVONA
- The Pope Yields Conditionally regarding Canonical Institution-Napoleon Is Not Satisfied-Further Pressure-The Pope Stands Firm-His Great Tranquility and Charity-Pius Moved from Savona
- 10. THE POPE AT FONTAINEBLEAU
- Further Pressure on Pius VII-Napoleon Visits Him-The Pope under Duress Signs a Provisional Agreement with Napoleon-The False Concordat-The Pope Retracts-Beginning of the End for Napoleon-Orders to Leave Fontainebleau
- 11. RETURN TO ROME
- Return to Savona-The Intercession of Our Lady of Mercy-Pius VII Is Freed-Napoleon s Abdication-The Pope's Journey through Italy and Tumultuous Welcome in Rome
- 12. AFTERMATH
- Cardinal Consalvi in London-Catholic Emancipation in England and Ireland-The Congress of Vienna-The Return of Napoleon-His "Hundred Days"-The Vienna Congress Gives the Papal Legations Back to the Pope-Waterloo
- 13. RESTORATION
- Catholic Europe in Ruins-Difficulties in Setting Up a New Roman Government-Secret Societies and Brigandage-St. Gaspar del Bufalo-Religious Disorders in Italy, Germanic States and Poland-St. Clement Mary Hofbauer-Mending of Relations between the Pope and Austrian Emperor-A Time of Purging and Strengthening
- 14. FURTHER RESTORATION, RESTITUTION AND REBUILDING
- The Society of Jesus-St. Joseph Pignatelli-The Benedictines-The City of Rome-The Arts
- 15. THE END OF A TWENTY-THREE-YEAR REIGN
- Final Consolations and Sorrows for Pius VII-His Intervention on Behalf of Napoleon-Death of the Emperor-The Pope's Last Weeks and Peaceful Death-Monument in St. Peter's-The Character and Virtues of Pope Pius VII
- PRINCIPAL DATES IN THE LIFE OF POPE PIUS
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
