Pius VIII

American  

noun

1. Francesco Saverio Castiglioni, 1761–1830, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1829–30.

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Example Sentences

Cardinal Castiglione, his successor, took the name of Pius VIII.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 by Various

The next conclave, held in 1829, resulted in the election of Pius VIII.

From The Liberation of Italy by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

Opposite the mosaic of Ananias and Sapphira is the last tomb erected in St. Peter's, that of Pius VIII.,

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Pius VIII, Pope, accession of, 260; death of, 260.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various

During the same year Pope Leo XII. died at Rome and was succeeded by Pius VIII.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin