Author: Coïdé (Adriano Cecioni, July 26, 1836 – May 23, 1886) (Lith.) Title: Pius IX; the Infallible. No. 61. (Original Lithograph from Four Volumes. )
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1870. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches, accompanied by 1 page of description. Very Good+. Published in Vanity Fair, 1 January 1870. Pope Pius IX (Italian: Pio; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti,[a] was head of the Catholic Church from 16 June 1846 to his death on 7 February 1878. He was the longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving for over 31 years. During his pontificate, Pius IX convened the First Vatican Council (1869–70), which decreed papal infallibility, but the council was cut short owing to the loss of the Papal States. .
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