Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878

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The funeral of Pope Pius IX, on 13 February 1878, in St. Peter's, Rome. Process print.

Cardinal Pecci, the Camerlengo, verifying the death of Pope Pius IX. Wood engraving, 1878.

Pope Pius IX and members of the Papal court. Photograph, 1868.

First Vatican Council, 1869-1870: Pope Pius IX leading his cardinals across a plank of wood placed on the ice, watched by Mr Punch. Wood engraving by Swain after J. Tenniel, 1869.

Allocuzione pronunciata dal Sommo Pontefice Pio IX nel Concistoro Secreto del XXIX aprile MDCCCXLVIII / [Pius IX].

[Illuminated address to Pope Pius IX, requesting his assistance towards the completion of Cologne Cathedral. Begins] Pio IX. Sanctissime Pater, Colonia a Romanis originem ducens.

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Allocuzione pronunciata dal Sommo Pontefice Pio IX nel Concistoro Secreto del XXIX aprile MDCCCXLVIII / [Pius IX].

[Illuminated address to Pope Pius IX, requesting his assistance towards the completion of Cologne Cathedral. Begins] Pio IX. Sanctissime Pater, Colonia a Romanis originem ducens.