Editing Pope Pius IX (section)

=== Jubilees ===
Pius IX celebrated several jubilees including the 300th anniversary of the [[Council of Trent]]. Pius celebrated the 1,800th anniversary of the martyrdom of the [[Apostle Peter]] and [[Apostle Paul]] on 29 June 1867 with 512 bishops, 20,000 priests and 140,000 lay persons in Rome.{{sfn|Schmidlin|1922–1939|p=294}} A large gathering was organized in 1871 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his papacy. Though the Italian government in 1870 outlawed many popular pilgrimages, the faithful of [[Bologna]] organized a nationwide "spiritual pilgrimage" to the pope and the tombs of the apostles in 1873.{{sfn|Schmidlin|1922–1939|p=297}} In 1875, Pius declared a [[Holy Year]] that was celebrated throughout the Catholic world. On the 50th anniversary of his episcopal consecration, people from all parts of the world came to see the old pontiff from 30 April 1877 to 15 June 1877. He was a bit shy, but he valued initiative within the church and created several new titles, rewards, and orders to elevate those who in his view deserved merit.{{sfn|Schmidlin|1922–1939|p=299}}