Pope Collection (page 16)

Pope Sixtus II
Pope Xystus (Sixtus) II Pope and Saint

Robert Le Pieux
Robert II repudiates Rosala de Provence and marries cousin Berthe de Bourgogne, but pope Gregorius V excommunicates him, so he leaves her and weds Constance d Arles

Louis and Henry
The controversial pope Alexander III is supported by Henry II of England and Louis VII of France : he will spend the next few years in exile in France

Papal Messengers
Messengers from pope Della Luna (there were several rival popes at this time) are pilloried by the people of Flanders

Council of Vienne
At the Council of Vienne (on the Rhone) pope Clemens V (from Avignon) supports Philippe IV by withdrawing support for the Templars, thus ensuring their destruction

Italy Canossa
The fortress of Canossa, famous as the site where Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich IV stood for three days in the snow, as penance for offending pope Gregorius VII

Gregorius I & Parents
POPE GREGORIUS I Unusually - perhaps uniquely - a pope is depicted with his parents; his mother is a saint, his father, alas, is merely a senator

Louis XIV & Papal Legate
Cardinal Chigi, on behalf of his Uncle Pope Alexander VII, apologises to Louis XIV for ill-treatment of some French at Rome; the interview takes place in Louis bedroom

Pope Liberius
LIBERIUS he was exiled by the emperor Constantius II who set up the anti-pope Felix II in his place

Advertisement for Columbia Bicycles, 1897
Advertisment for the Pope MFG. Companys Columbia Bicycles, 1897. Date: 1897

The Civil war in America: The lazy stand made by the Federal
Battle scene showing both sides, cannons and guns blazing. At the second Battle of Bull Run, 75, 000 Federals under General John Pope were defeated by 55

Italy Castel Gandolfo
The home of the pope when he wants a change from the Vatican, overlooking lago Albano

Rome - St Peter s
The piazza San Pietro, before St Peter s, where on religious festivals crowd gather to hear what the Pope has to say

John Dennis, Critic
JOHN DENNIS playwright and critic - more successful at the latter than the former; made enemies of Swift and Pope, but wrote well on Shakespeare

America and Vatican
Pope to Wilson : Theres not much chance of peace so long as you keep your pockets stuffed with grenades !

French Take Rome - 6
The French may have re-taken Rome for the pope, but they are very unpopular in the city - a French visitor is set upon by patriotic citizens and their no less patriotic dog

Pius IX Retires
Alarmed by the Republican triumph in Rome, pope Pius IX retires to Gaeta

Pius IX Reforms
In his proclamation motu proprio the new pope Pius IX announces reforms in Rome and other concessions to liberalism

Roman Banners Blessed
As part of Romes centenary celebrations, pope Pius IX blesses the municipal banners at the Quirinal

Papal Jubilee Leo XII
Leo XII, a pope of notoriously reactionary views, hosts a Papal Jubilee in Rome : crowds and tourists throng the piazza of St Peter s

Papal Ban at Ancona
Ancona, seeking independence, is placed under a ban by pope Gregorius XVI : newspapers encouraging resistance are smuggled in by balloon

Pius VII Imprisoned
Pope Pius VII is incarcerated on the orders of Napoleon

Clement & Christina
Pope Clemens IX entertains queen Christina of Sweden. They dine at adjacent but separate tables, his is a little higher than hers

Friedrich I Trodden
Emperor Friedrich I is humiliated by pope Alexander III, who treads on his neck as a sign of submission

Heinrich IV at Canossa
Emperor Heinrich IV spends 3 days and nights in penance to avoid excommunication by pope Gregorius VII. He is usually depicted outdoors in the snow, but this is more credible

His Holiness Leo XIII
POPE LEO XIII Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaelle Luigi Pecci

German Emperor Charles V
CARL V Holy Roman Emperor (1519-56) and King of Spain as Charles I (1516-56). The last Emperor crowned by a Pope (1530)

1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR
The workers oppressed by Tsar, Pope, and Boyar (bourgeois) - but now the Bolsheviks will put a stop to oppression

Mother of Pius VII
Joanna Ghini, the mother of POPE PIUS VII

Alfonso and the Church
Religious toleration ? Bismarck will support Alfonso only if he tolerates protestants : the pope insists that the pro-Catholic status quo be maintained

Bismarck Versus the Pope
Bismarck versus the pope : Germany will support Alfonso only if he tolerates protestants : the pope insists that the pro-Catholic status quo be maintained. Date: April 1875

Papal Jubilee / Milcha
He grants to the Milcha the commission of guards to the Santa Porta of St Peters Rome, while it is opened during the papal Jubilee

Papal Jubilee Announced
He proclaims the PAPAL JUBILEE in Saint Peter s, Rome Date: circa 1720

Papal Jubilee / Cardinals
At the start of the Papal Jubilee, he deputes three cardinals to open the gates of San Giovanni Laterano, Santa Maria Maggiore and San Paolo, Rome

Papal Jubilee / Closing
He closes the Papal Jubilee by laying the first stone to wall up the Porta Santa of St Peter s, Rome, which will not be opened again until the next Jubilee

Pope Infallible
Pope Pius IX announces that the Pope is infallible when he is speaking ex cathedra

Papal Jubilee / Entry
He opens the Jubilee by entering St Peters Rome, carrying a cross, by the Porta Santa (the only time its ever opened), while priests sweep the sill and sing a Te Deum

Holy Year Starts 1899
Leo XIII initiates the Holy Year in St Peter s, Rome

Bramante & St Peter s
DONATO LAZZARI BRAMANTE with his plans for St Peters : pope Clemens VII - though it wasn t he who commissioned them - approves them

Pope Yields Power
Rome having been taken by the Italians, the pope yields temporal power to Vittorio Emanuele II

Pope Martinus V
POPE MARTINUS V (Odo Colonna)

Saint Peter First Pope
SAINT PETER Saint Peter, as the first Pope, pronounces the rules of the Church

Silvester II (Mono)
POPE SILVESTER II (Gebert) French pope who took so keen an interest in science that he was rumoured to be a magician

Brigands at Rome
Papal troops capture brigands in the Sezze hills : the political situation, with the pope defying the Italian government, favours lawlessness

Francesco II has Fun
Relieved of his royal responsibilities, Francesco II, former king of the Two Sicilies, takes refuge with the pope at Rome and enjoys himself during the Carnival

French Reinforcements 2
The French government sends line troops to Italy to help th pope defend Rome against Garibaldi : the Intrepide lands them at Civita Vecchia

French Reinforcements 1
The French government sends hussars to Italy to help the pope defend Rome against Garibaldi : two squadrons of hussars sail in the Gomer to Civita Vecchia

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