Pope Gregory XVI

Pope Gregory XVI (, ; 18 September 1765 – 1 June 1846), born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 255th Pope from 1831 to 1846. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2012-6-29.

 Early life 
Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari was born in 1765 in Belluno, which was part of then in the Republic of Venice."Pope Gregory XVI," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2012-6-29.

Priest
He became a monk in 1783; and he took the name Mauro.  Dom Mauro became a priest in 1787.

Abbot
Pope Pius VII confirmed his election as Abbot Vicar of the San Gregorio Monastery in 1805.

Cardinal
In 1825, Leo XII made Dom Mauro a cardinal.

Pope
In 1831, Cardinal Capillaria was elected Pope; and he chose to be called Gregory Gregory.

He use Austrian troops to stop a revolution in the Papal States. "Gregory XVI (1765-1846)," Who's Who in Christianity; retrieved 2012-7-18.

Related pages
 List of popes

References

Other websites

   "Gregory XVI", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
  Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Gregory XVI
 Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Capillaria 

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Category:Italian popes