▁his ▁arm ies ▁were ▁conqu ering ▁many ▁countries ▁of ▁Europe , ▁Napoleon , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁liberal ism , ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁said ▁to ▁Church ▁officials , ▁Je ▁dé tr ui rai ▁votre ▁é glise ▁(" I ▁will ▁destroy ▁your ▁Church "). ▁Later ▁Napoleon ▁took ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁VII ▁prisoner ▁and ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁Font aine ble au . ▁ ▁The ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Encyclopedia ▁states : ▁" In ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁after ▁Napoleon ' s ▁down fall , ▁P ius ▁returned ▁to ▁Rome ▁in ▁triumph . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁acts ▁was ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁The ▁Pap al ▁States ▁were ▁restored ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna , ▁and ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁conc ord ats ▁were ▁signed ▁with ▁European ▁powers . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁P ius ▁VII ' s ▁st olid ity ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁hum ili ation ▁began ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁personal ▁popular ity ▁for ▁the ▁po pe ▁that ▁has ▁since ▁character ized ▁Catholic ism ." ▁ ▁P ius ▁VII ▁later ▁offered ▁as yl um ▁to ▁Napoleon ' s ▁elder ly ▁mother ▁and ▁gave ▁both ▁moral ▁and ▁material ▁assistance ▁to ▁his ▁family . ▁Napoleon ▁died ▁in ▁ex ile ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 2 ; ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁VII ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁in ▁Rome ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 1 . ▁ ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁ ▁A ▁contemporary ▁example ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁of ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁contradiction