Papal Collection

St Peters Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy
St Peters Basilica with its iconic dome, viewed from St Peters Square in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Pope Pius X, Giuseppe Sarto, in his Pontifical robes at the Vatican. Date: 1835 - 1914

PIUS V, Saint (1504-1572). Pope (1566-1572). Portrait by an anonymous author. Italian school. Painting

Italy Map Pre-Unity
A map of Italy prior to unification

John Wyclif and the Lollards
John Wyclif, Christian theologian and reformer, sending out some of his followers, known as Lollards, on their teaching missions

Pilgrimage of Grace / 1537
The Pilgrimage of Grace, a rising of Roman Catholics in N.England. It protest against government abolition of papal supremacy and confiscation of smaller monastic properties

Pope Pius XII Crowned
Pius XII is crowned as the new pope

Italian unification (1859-1924). Castelfidardo battle. Papal troops were defeated. Engraving. L Illustration (1860). Colored

Battle of Castelfidardo
The Piedmontese rout the papal forces under La Moriciere, leaving him with only a few hundred men

Cartoon, A Good Offer (Garibaldi and the Pope)
Cartoon, A Good Offer -- Take to this cap, Papa Pius. You will find it more comfortable than your own. Giuseppe Garibaldi offers Pope Pius IX a cap of Liberty to replace his triple crown

English gentleman held captive by two Papal guards in uniform in a room in Avignon. A prisoner at Avignon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal

King John re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf Verraccio
King John (1199-1216) is re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf Verraccio sent from Pope Innocent III in Rome to solve the crisis with the Church by formally surrendering England to the representative of

Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew. Ar
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew of Abramo Roccas (d.1587) in the cloister. Rome. Italy

Italy. Rome. Catacombs of Callixtus. 2nd - 4th centuries. Interior

2nd Century 3rd 4th Ancient Ancient Age Appian
2nd, century, 3rd, 4th, ancient, Ancient, Age, Appian, way, Callixtus, catacomb, catacombs, cemetery, crypt, death, grave, graves, Illuminate, illumination, interior, italian, Italy, narrow, Niche

Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, by James Gillray. Depicting Napoleon (ironically in the role of John Bunyan's pilgrim, Christian) having to confront an array of problems

Death taking the hat of the Cardinal as he receives a messenger.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

VOTING FOR PIUS XII
After the death of Pius XI, the cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican, where they will elect Eugenio Pacelli as Pius XII Date: February 1939

Georges de Pimodan, French army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: Georges de Pimodan (29 January 1822-18 September 1860) was a French Legitimist military officer who served in the armies of the Austrian Empire and the Papal States

The Royal Visit to the Vatican - standing behind Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip are Major Martin Charteris, Private Secretary to the Princess (wearing white tie), Lady Palmer

Papal cursing bell for animals

Skeleton of Death grabbing the hat of a Cardinal as he receives a Papal bull from a messenger in a vineyard. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans

Divorce of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon pleading her case against divorce from King Henry VIII in front of the Papal legates. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

Guards on duty at Vatican when Pope Pius XII elected
Noble Guard on duty at the Vatican in Rome when Pope Pius XII was elected, 2 March 1939. 1939

Having been excommunicated by Pope Innocent III in 1209, King John finally submits to the Papal Legate, Pandulph, in May 1213 at the Templar Church, Dover Date: May 1213

Mausoleum of Hadrian -Castel Sant Angelo - Rome, Italy
circa 1910s

Papal Tiara - Pope Pius X
Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Sarto) wears the TIARA, the traditional Triple Crown symbolising his power and authority Date: 1903

CHARLES VI & WENCESLAUS CHARLES VI & WENCESLAUS
German Emperor Wenceslaus of Luxembourg With Charles VI of france holding ultimately unsuccessful negotiations to end the Papal Schism (setting is probably Rheims Cathedral). Date: Ca 1390

PAPAL TIARA
Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Sarto) wears the TIARA, the traditional Triple Crown symbolising his power and authority Date: 1903

PAPAL INFALLIBILITY
- Dont worry, darling, Ill wait until they make you Pope, then youll be infallible ! Date: 1905

Avignon, France - Monument commemorating the centennial of the annexation of Avignon and Comtat Venaissin to France. The Comtat Venaissin was a part of the Papal States (1274‒ 1791)

The Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in the Lateran (Santissimo Salvatore e Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano)

Pope Gregory XIII (1502-1585). Born Ugo Boncompagni. Pope from 1572-1585. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

Pope Eugene IV (1383-1447). Born Gabriele Condulmer, was pope from 1431-1447. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

Martin Luther (1483-1546) burning the papal bull Exsurge Do
Martin Luther, (Eisleben, 1483, Eisleben, 1546). German reformer. Doctor of Theology and Augustinian priest. In 1517, outlined the main thesis of Lutheranism in Wittenberg

Therese Martin, St Therese of Lisieux
Therese Martin(1873-1897), known postumously as Sainte Therese de l Enfant Jesus(St Therese of Lisieux). On 30th September 1925, following her canonisation

LUNA Y NOVICIO, Juan (1857-1899). Naval Battle of Lepanto. 1887. Naval battle in the Gulf of Corinth between the Ottoman fleet, commanded by Al� aja, and the fleet of the Holy League (Venice)

BONIFACE VIII. Pope of Rome (1294-1303). Painting. ITALY. Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery)

Pope Paul IV (1476-1559). Pope from 1555-1559. Born Gian Pietro Carafa. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

Pope Saint Leo II (611-683). Engraving. Colored
Saint Leo II (611-683). Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Engraving. Colored

Vatican City. St. Peters Square. View from de dome
Vatican City. St. Peters Square from the dome of the Basilica with the colonnade designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1665

Italy. Rome. Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Interior
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Interior, rebuilt by Francesco Borromini (1599-1667). 1646-1649. Papal Altar with a reliquary with the heads of Saints Peter and Paul. The canopy are gothic. Rome

Lower church of St. Francis, Assisi, Italy
The Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy

Papal bull appointing Torquemada as Inquisitor
TORQUEMADA, Fray Tomas de (1420-1498). Papal bull of Innocent VIII in which Fray Tomas de Torquemada is appointed Inquisitor General (1482). 1482

Avignon - The Cathedral and Popes Palace
Avignon, France - The Cathedral and Popes Palace (residence of Popes 1309 - 1376). Date: circa 1909

Pope Pius V (1504-1572). Born Antonio Ghisilieri (from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri). Pope from 1566-1572. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

Pope Martin V (1369-1431). Born Otto Colonna. Pope from 1417-1431. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

Pope Pius VI (1717-1799). Born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi. He reigned between 1775-1799. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

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