Gregory XVI
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He was beatified by Pope Gregory XVI in 1837, and Pope Pius XI reopened the investigation of his life in 1926, after devotion to him had spread outside Peru to the U.S. and Africa.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Rome we were introduced with a small American party to the Pope, Gregory XVI.
From Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter by Dewey, Mary Elizabeth
He did not then think of the Carnival, for in spite of his condescension and touching kindness, one cannot incline one's self without awe before the venerable and noble old man called Gregory XVI.
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre
Moreover, he was marked by Gregory XVI for the promotion, and had actually ordered his scarlet apparel.
From The Roman Question by About, Edmond
For a month he debated with himself and his councillors upon the advisability of granting an amnesty to prisoners confined during the reign of Gregory XVI.
From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)
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