1799–1800 Papal Conclave
The 1799–1800 papal conclave followed the death of Pope Pius VI on 29 August 1799 and led to the selection of Cardinal Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, who took the name ''Pius VII'', on 14 March 1800. This conclave was held in Venice and was the last to take place outside Rome. This period was marked by uncertainty for the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church following the invasion of the Papal States and abduction of Pius VI under the French Directory. Historical context Pope Pius VI Pius VI's reign had been marked by tension between his authority and that of the European monarchs and other institutions, both secular and ecclesiastical. This was largely due to his moderate liberal and reforming pretences. At the beginning of his pontificate he promised to continue the work of his predecessor, Pope Clement XIV, in whose 1773 brief ''Dominus ac Redemptor'' the dissolution of the Society of Jesus was announced. Pro-Jesuit powers remained in support of Pius, thinking him ...
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San Giorgio Monastery
The San Giorgio Monastery (St. George Monastery) was a Benedictine monastery in Venice, Italy, located on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. It stands next to the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, which serves the monastic community. The old monastic buildings currently serves as the headquarters of the Cini Foundation. History of the monastery Foundation The monastery was founded in AD 982 following the donation of the island by the Doge Tribuno Memmo in response to a request by the Blessed John Morosini, O.S.B., who wished to establish a monastery there, and who then became the first abbot. Among the first monks of the community which developed there was St. Gerard of Csanád ( hu, Szent Gellért) (980-1046), a bishop and martyr who helped establish Christianity in Hungary. He was murdered in Budapest—on the hill which now bears his name—in the course of a pagan insurrection against the Venetian king then ruling the Hungarians. Prestige Over the centuries the monastery ...
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