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Pius VII, Pope
Pontificate: March 14, 1800, to Aug. 20, 1823; b. Barnaba Chiaramonti, Cesena (Emilia), Italy, Aug. 14, 1742.
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He was from an old aristocratic family with a tradition of culture.
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Among his ancestors were the astronomer Scipione, famous for discussing with Galileo the nature of comets; jurists; and physicians of repute. His mother came from the Ghini family, closely connected with the Braschi, the family of Pius VI.
Left a widow in 1750, she entered a convent of the Carmelites (1762) after rearing her five children. This background helps explain Chiaramonti's attraction toward positive sciences and his religious spirit. He exhibited also the characteristics of a native of the Romagna: independence, openness, vigor, vivaciousness.
While studying under his first teachers, the Benedictines at Cesena, he often gave vent to his love for pranks.
Benedictine Monk. After entering the Benedictines (1756) he took the name Gregorio and pronounced his vows (1
