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Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti

DEFINITIONS OF: Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti

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n Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

Synonyms:
Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti, Pius IX
Example of:
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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