Which record does Pius IX hold?
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longest pontificate
About 32 years.
💡 Did you know? With almost 32 years in office, Pius IX had the longest pontificate in Church history (after Peter).
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Which council did Pius IX convene?
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First Vatican Council
Opened on 8 December 1869, suspended in 1870.
💡 Did you know? In 1869/70 he convened the First Vatican Council.
Which dogma was proclaimed in 1870?
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papal infallibility
In matters of faith and morals.
💡 Did you know? In 1870 that council proclaimed the dogma of papal infallibility in matters of faith.
What did Pius IX lose?
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Papal States
To a united Italy.
💡 Did you know? That same year he lost the Papal States to newly unified Italy: the pope became the „prisoner in the Vatican“.
In which era falls the pontificate of Pius IX?
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Modern era
Pius IX was the 255th pope.
💡 Did you know? Since the apostle Peter, the Catholic Church counts an unbroken line of popes.
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