Episode 3 of 6
Conclave Opens at San Giorgio, Venice
- When
- 30 November 1799
- Where
- Benedictine San Giorgio Monastery, Venice
- Part of
- Papal Conclave of 1799–1800
Under Pius VI's 1798 ordinance, cardinals convened on 30 November 1799 at the Benedictine San Giorgio Monastery in Venice, voting in its night chapel.
A 1798 ordinance of Pius VI established that when a conclave could not be held in Rome, it would meet in the city with the greatest number of cardinals. The Benedictine San Giorgio Monastery in Venice was chosen, with voting held in its night chapel. The conclave began on 30 November 1799.
Sources
- 1799–1800 conclave Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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