Pius IX

Definitions of Pius IX
  1. noun
    Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
    synonyms: Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti
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    Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ, pontiff, pope
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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