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Pope Pius VI

Pope Pius VI

1717 CE–1799 CE · Modern · Cesena

Giovanni Angelo Braschi of Cesena reigned through the cataclysm of the French Revolution. Early on he undertook ambitious projects—draining the Pontine Marshes and adorning Rome—but his pontificate was consumed by crisis. He condemned the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (1791), which subordinated the French Church to the state, and watched revolutionary France turn hostile. In 1798 French troops invaded the Papal States, proclaimed a Roman Republic, and seized the aged pope. Deported across the Alps, he died a prisoner at Valence in 1799, many believing the papacy itself might end. His captivity made him, for many Catholics, a symbol of the Church under siege.

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Cesena

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About Cesena

Cesena, a city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It was the home town of the Braschi family and produced Pope Pius VI and Pope Pius VII.

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