Quote of the day
We are half ruined by conformity, but we should be wholly ruined without it.
Pope Pius IX
Born: May 13, 1792
Died: February 7, 1878 (aged 85)
Bio: Pope Pius IX, born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, reigned as Pope from 16 June 1846 to his death in 1878. He was the longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving for over 31 years.