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The Museo Pio Cristiano is one of the Vatican Museums. It houses various works of Christian antiquity.
The museum was founded by
The Vatican: spirit and art of Christian Rome
a book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on the museum (pp. 176–189) Art museums and galleries in Rome Art museums established in 1854 Vatican Museums 1854 establishments in the Papal States {{Italy-museum-stub
The Museo Pio Cristiano is one of the Vatican Museums. It houses various works of Christian antiquity.
The museum was founded by Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX ( it, Pio IX, ''Pio Nono''; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He was notable for convoking the First Vatican ...
in 1854, two years after the establishment of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology.
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*The Vatican: spirit and art of Christian Rome
a book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on the museum (pp. 176–189) Art museums and galleries in Rome Art museums established in 1854 Vatican Museums 1854 establishments in the Papal States {{Italy-museum-stub