The Life of Pope Pius IX
Subtitle: and the Great Events in the History of the Church During His Pontificate
Publisher: Thomas Kelly
Published: 1877
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: His Birth and Education. — Illness. — Enters the Ecclesiastical State. — Tata Giovanni. — Mission to Chili. — Archbishop of Spoleto. — Bishop of Imola.; title: CHAPTER II.; title: The Election. — Cardinal Mastai Perretti cho-  sen Pope. — The Ordinance of Amnesty. —  The Memorandum of 1831. — popularity  of Pius IX. at Home and Abroad. —  Opinions of American Statesmen as to the  Pope; title: CHAPTER III.; title: Pius IX. and the Church at Large. — His  First Encyclical. — Promotion of Cardinals. — The Pope in the Pulpit. — Ecclesiastical Reforms. — Ireland. — America. —  Religious Orders; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: The Civil Affairs of Rome. — Italy in a Fer-  ment. — The Fundamental Statute. — The  Italian War against Austria. — Defeat of  Charles Albert. — Change of Ministry. —  Violence of the Revolutionists against the  Pope. — The Church in Russia. — Spain. —  France; title: CHAPTER V.; title: The Ministry of Count Rossi. — A United Italy. — Assassination of Rossi. — The Quirinal besieged. — Pius IX. deserted by all but the Diplomatic Corps. — His Escape to Gaeta. — His Reception by the King of Naples 123; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: Pius IX. at Gaeta. — His Protest. — Rome in the Hands of the Revolution. — Intervention of the Catholic Powers. — General - Oudinot Recovers Rome. — Napoleon's Tortuous Policy. — Pius IX. Invited to America. — Encyclical on the Immaculate Conception. — His Work at Gaeta 147; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: Pius IX. Restored to Rome. — His Edict of September 12, 1849. — His Return to Rome. — The English Hierarchy. — The Church and the World 185; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: The Definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. — The Accident at the Church of St. Agnes. — "Immaculate Virgin, Help Us!" 213; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: The French War against Austria. — Its Results. — The Sardinians seize Bologna and incite the Legations to Revolt. — Duplicity of Napoleon III. — The Kingdom of Naples seized. — Victor Emmanuel annexes the Marches and Umbria. — A Papal Army under Lamoriciere attempts to uphold the Pope's Authority. — Castelfidardo. — Ancona Capitulates. — The Maronites of the Lebanon. — Conversions in Bulgaria. — Hostility of the French Government. — The Canonization of the Japanese Martyrs 244; title: . CHAPTER X.; title: The Polish Persecution. — Efforts of Pope Pius IX. — The Convention of September 15, 1894. — The Encyclical Quanta Cura and the Syllabus. — Prussia's Progress in Germany. — France Evacuates Rome. — The Centenary of St. Peter. — Canonization of the Martyrs of Gorcum. — Garibaldi renews his Attempts on Rome. — Bad Faith of the Sardinians. — The French return. — Mentana and the Defeat of Garibaldi 273; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: The Golden Jubilee of Pius IX.— The Bull iEterni Patris Convoking the General Council. — The Council of the Vatican . . 302; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: Victor Emmanuel invades the Papal Territory. — He takes Rome with an Army of Sixty Thousand Men. — Pius IX. a Prisoner. — His Encyclical denouncing the Act 333; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: The Prisoner of the Vatican. — The Law of Guarantees. — The Encyclical of May, 1871, condemning it. — Peter's Pence. — Its Employment. — The Years of Peter. — The Twenty-fifth Anniversary of his; title: Election and Coronation 354; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: Victor Emmanuel in Rome. — Seizure of the Quirinal. — Devotion of the. Romans to Pius IX. — Persecution of the Church in Germany and Switzerland. — The Sacred College. — An Irish Cardinal. — Persecution in Brazil, Russia, and Italy. — An American Cardinal. — The Golden Jubilees 379; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: Personal Appearance of Pius IX. — His Mode of Life. — Supernatural Gifts ascribed to Him. — Conclusion 424; title: Father Burke on Pius IX 441