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Pope Pius VI (Italian: Pio VI; born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, 25 December 1717 – 29 August 1799) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to his death in August 1799.
Pius VI (born December 25, 1717, Cesena, Papal States—died August 29, 1799, Valence, France) was an Italian pope (1775–99) whose tragic pontificate was the longest of the 18th century. Braschi held various papal administrative positions before being ordained a priest in 1758.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Five Interesting Facts About Pope Pius VI. His papal motto translates from Latin as “it blossoms in the house of God.” While he hailed King Louis XVI as a martyr, the late French monarch was never canonized.
Pius VI (GIOVANNI ANGELICO BRASCHI), POPE, b. at Cesena, December 27, 1717; elected February 15, 1775; d. at Valence, France, August 29, 1799. He was of a noble but impoverished family, and was educated at the Jesuit College of Cesena and studied law at Ferrara.
Apr 16, 2024 · Pope Pius VI, born Giovanni Angelo Braschi, was remarkable in Catholicism’s history. His pontificate, which lasted from 1775 to 1799, was one of the longest in the Catholic Church’s history, spanning over two decades of significant political and religious changes.
Pius VI was the 250th pope who faced the challenges of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. He issued several encyclicals, bulls and briefs on various topics, such as the faith, the Church, the clergy and the laity.
Pope Pius VI (Latin: Pius Sextus; 25 December, 1717 – 29 August 1799), born Giovanni Angelo Braschi, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 251st Pope from 1775 to 1799. Pope Clement XIII named him treasurer of the Roman Church in 1766.
