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Return to Rome

Name: Return to Rome
Start: 1850-04-01
Location: Rome

When: 1 April 1850
Where: Rome
Part of: Pope Pius IX returns from exile to Rome

Pius IX returned to Rome on 1 April 1850 after the Roman Republic's suppression by French forces, ending his exile.

Following the suppression of the Roman Republic by the French army, Pius IX returned to Rome in April 1850. His return marked the end of his exile in Gaeta and the beginning of a more conservative phase in his pontificate, reversing previous liberal policies.

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Pope Pius IX Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

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