Post by Emperor Francis I on Mar 8, 2006 20:26:33 GMT 1
Name: Pope Pius VII
Nickname: Pope; Your Holiness; The Holy Father
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Chosen Country: The Papacy/Papal States
Other: Pius VII, O.S.B., born Giorgio Barnaba Luigi Chiaramonti (August 14, 1740 – August 20, 1823), was Pope from March 14, 1800 to August 20, 1823.
Chiaramonti was born at Cesena, the son of conte Scipione Chiaramonti; his mother was of the noble house of Ghini. He was educated at the college reserved for the sons of nobles at Ravenna before joining the Benedictine order in 1756 to continue his studies. He then became a teacher at Benedictine colleges in Parma and Rome. His career became a series of swift promotions following the election of a family friend, Giovanni Braschi, as Pope Pius VI (1775–99). In 1776 Pius VI appointed the 26-year old Barnaba, who had been teaching at the monastery of San Callisto in Rome, abbot of his monastery, to complaints from the brothers. After making him a bishop Pius made him a cardinal in February 1785.
Nickname: Pope; Your Holiness; The Holy Father
Physical Appearance:
Chosen Country: The Papacy/Papal States
Other: Pius VII, O.S.B., born Giorgio Barnaba Luigi Chiaramonti (August 14, 1740 – August 20, 1823), was Pope from March 14, 1800 to August 20, 1823.
Chiaramonti was born at Cesena, the son of conte Scipione Chiaramonti; his mother was of the noble house of Ghini. He was educated at the college reserved for the sons of nobles at Ravenna before joining the Benedictine order in 1756 to continue his studies. He then became a teacher at Benedictine colleges in Parma and Rome. His career became a series of swift promotions following the election of a family friend, Giovanni Braschi, as Pope Pius VI (1775–99). In 1776 Pius VI appointed the 26-year old Barnaba, who had been teaching at the monastery of San Callisto in Rome, abbot of his monastery, to complaints from the brothers. After making him a bishop Pius made him a cardinal in February 1785.
