Pope Gregory XVI
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Pope Gregory XVI was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon entering the religious order of the C
Portrait by Paul Delaroche, 1844
"The Grand Gala Berlin" is a luxury carriage constructed in Rome during the first half of the nineteenth century. It is the work of two pontiffs: Leo XII, who called for it to be produced in 1824–1826, and Gregory XVI, who requested some important modifications.
Coin of Pope Gregory XVI, 1834
Pope Gregory XVI leading a Eucharistic procession. Painting by Ferdinando Cavalleri (1840)
Pope Pius VIII
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Pope Pius VIII was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 31 March 1829 to his death in November 1830.
Pope Gregory XVI
…Gabala and translated into Armenian was dedicated to him. On 2 February 1831, after a fifty-day conclave, Cappellari was unexpectedly chosen to succeed Pope Pius VIII (1829–30). His election was influenced by the fact that the cardinal considered the most papabile, Giacomo Giustiniani, was vetoed by King Ferdinand…
Portrait by Clemente Alberi, c. 1830
Illustration of Pope Pius VIII
Painting of Pius VIII by Ferdinando Cavalleri
1829 painting by Horace Vernet of Pius VIII in the Sedia gestatoria