The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 9); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . th Consalvi on these mat-ters, he learnt that Napoleon desired the substitutionof another nuncio more devoted to his interests, in theperson of Bemier, Bishop of Orleans. Pius VII, how-ever, was firm and Della Genga re-turned to 1808 he wentwith Cardinal Ca-prara to Paris withthe object of ar-ranging someagreement be-tween the HolySee and NapoleonI. He was re-ceived, however,but coldly, and thenegotiations sooncame to Ge
The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 9); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . th Consalvi on these mat-ters, he learnt that Napoleon desired the substitutionof another nuncio more devoted to his interests, in theperson of Bemier, Bishop of Orleans. Pius VII, how-ever, was firm and Della Genga re-turned to 1808 he wentwith Cardinal Ca-prara to Paris withthe object of ar-ranging someagreement be-tween the HolySee and NapoleonI. He was re-ceived, however,but coldly, and thenegotiations sooncame to Genga re-turned to Romewhere hewitnessedthe indignities of-fered to Pius VII bythe French. He returned in dismay to the Abbey ofMonticelli, which had been granted to him in com-mendam for life by Pope Pius VI. Here he spent histime teaching his choir of peasants to play the organand to sing plain-chant. Expecting to end his days there, he built in theabbey church the tombs of his mother and in 1814, with the fall of Napoleon, Pius VII re-turned to Rome and Mgr Della Genga was sent toParis as envoy extraordinary to convey the popes con-. Leo XII LEO 168 LEO gratulations to King Louis XVIII. Consalvi, how-ever, who was accredited to all the sovereigns then atPans, strongly resented this mission, which he held tobe a slight to himself. Louis XVIII endeavoured tosmooth over matters, but the powerful Secretary ofState had his way, and Delia Genga returned to Rome,whence he again retired to Monticelli. Here he re-mained for two years, when Pius VII created him car-dinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere and appointed himBishop of Sinigaglia. But his ill-health necessitatedresilience in the healthy air of Spoleto and he neverentered his diocese, which he re-signed two years later. In 1X20,his health being improved, hewas made \icar of Rome, arch-priest of the Liberian Basilica andprefect of several years later, on 20 August,Pius VII died, and on 2 Sep-tember t
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