"The Pope [Pius VII] is a good man, but ignorant and fanatical."
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Napoleon: A Roman Emperor by Craig Martin White, Napolean Bonaparte, letter (August 6 1809)
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Pope Pius VII
(Italian: Pio; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823) was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death. He ruled the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again from 1814 to his death. Chiaramonti was also a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict in addition to being a well-known theologian and bishop.
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