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)
Gaetano Moroni was an Italian writer on the history and contemporary structure of the Catholic Church and an official of the papal court in Rome. He was the author of the well-known Dizionario di erud
Portrait of Gaetano Moroni by Francesco Saverio Kaniewski