Sentence examples for by pius from inspiring English sources

He was canonized by Pius XI in May 1935.

The Catholic Eastern churches came under the Congregation for the Eastern Churches that was established on January 6 , 1862 by Pius IX as part of the Propaganda Fide; it was made independent by Benedict XV on May 1 , 1917 and expanded considerably by Pius XI on March 25 , 1938

Though he was never ordained as a priest, Antonelli was created cardinal by Pius in 1847 and became premier (1848) of the Papal States, which were then governed for the first time by a democratic constitution.

In Mr. Kertzer's view, the famous hidden encyclical against anti-Semitism commissioned by Pius XI shortly before his death in 1939 included anti-Jewish stereotypes and was "less than a ringing condemnation".

The boy was taken to a Catholic boarding school in Rome and was adopted by Pius IX, who adamantly refused to return him to his family, despite a fervent international campaign.

The arrangement seems to have been given up by Pius; see Appian, Bell.

His use of circuit judges was resented precisely because with them Italy resembled a province; actually, Italy badly needed them, and their abolition by Antoninus Pius was soon reversed by Marcus Aurelius.

Outside the town on the north is the amphitheatre, built in the time of Augustus, restored by Hadrian and dedicated by Antoninus Pius, as the inscription over the main entrance recorded.

He was named patron of youth by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729, an action confirmed by Pope Pius XI in 1926.

Thomas More (1478 1535) was an English lawyer, humanist, statesman, and Catholic martyr, whose paradoxical life is reflected in his contrasting titles: he was knighted by King Henry VIII in 1521 and canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1935.

There are also notable medieval landmarks, including the castle (now a prison) built in 1458 64 by Pope Pius II, and the Villa d'Este, begun in 1550 by Pirro Ligorio for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este.