1. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Alexander III Home Catholic Encyclopedia A pope alexander III. pope alexander III. Pope from 115981 (Orlando Bandinelli), born of a distinguished http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01287a.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... A > Pope Alexander III A B C D ... Z Pope Alexander III Pope from 1159-81 (Orlando Bandinelli), born of a distinguished Sienese family; died 3 August, 1181. As professor in Bologna he acquired a great reputation as a canonist, which he increased by the publication of his commentary on the "Decretum" of Gratian, popularly known as "Summa Magistri Rolandi." Called to Rome by Eugene III in the year 1150, his advancement was rapid. He was created Cardinal Deacon , then Cardinal Priest of the title of St. Mark, and Papal Chancellor. He was the trusted adviser of Adrian IV and was regarded as the soul of the party of independence among the cardinals , which sought to escape the German yoke by alliance with the Normans of Naples. For openly asserting before Barbarossa at the Diet of Besancon (1157) that the imperial dignity was a papal beneficium (in the general sense of favour, not feudal sense of fief), he incurred the wrath of the German princes, and would have fallen on the spot under the battle-axe of his life-long foe, Otto of Wittelsbach had Frederick not intervened. For the purpose of securing a submissive pontiff at the next vacancy, the Emperor despatched into Italy two able emissaries who were to work upon the weaknesses and fears of the cardinals and the Romans, the aforesaid Otto and the Archbishop-elect of Cologne, Rainald von Dassel, whose anti-Papal attitude was largely owing to the fact that the

2. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Alexander VI Home Catholic Encyclopedia A pope alexander VI. pope alexander VI. Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01289a.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... A > Pope Alexander VI A B C D ... Z Pope Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia , in Spain Pope Callixtus III The young Rodrigo had not yet definitely chosen his profession when the elevation of his uncle to the papacy (1455) opened up new prospects to his ambition. He was adopted into the immediate family of Callixtus and was known henceforward to the Italians as Rodrigo Borgia. Like so many other princely cadets, he was obtruded upon the Church , the question of a clerical vocation being left completely out of consideration. After conferring several rich benefices on him, his uncle sent him for a short year to study law at the University of Bologna . In 1456, at the age of twenty-five, he was made Cardinal Deacon of St. Nicolo in Carcere , and held that title until 1471, when he became Cardinal-Bishop of Albano ; in 1476 he was made Cardinal-Bishop Pope Pius II for misconduct in Sienna which had been so notorious as to shock the whole town and court (Raynaldus Ann. eccl. ad. an. 1460, n. 31). Even after his ordination to the priesthood, in 1468, he continued his evil ways. His contemporaries praise his handsome and imposing figure, his cheerful countenance, persuasive manner, brilliant conversation, and intimate mastery of the ways of polite society. The best portrait of him is said to be that painted by Pinturicchio in the Appartimento Borgia at the Vatican; Yriarte (Autour des Borgia, 79) praises its general air of

3. Alexander Pope - Kalliope Kalliope Digtere Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope (16881744). Top-10 over mest læste Alexander Pope digte i Kalliope. http://www.kalliope.org/ffront.cgi?fhandle=pope

4. Peter Abelard: On Aliquid By Roland, Pope Alexander III (12th Century A.D.); Tra A section from the notes of cardinal Roland of Siena, later pope alexander 3rd. http://www.abelard.org/abelard/roland.htm

site map Translated for abelard from the original Latin by Dr. Carolinne White carolinne.white@bodley.ox.ac.uk On aliquid by Roland, Pope Alexander III (12th century A.D.) probably based on notes from lectures by Abelard of Le Pallet From pp. 171 to 180 of Die Sentenzen Rolands nachmals Papstes Alexander III , with annotations by P. Fr. Ambrosius M. Gietl O., Pr., published by Herdersche Verlagshandlung, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1891. Pierre (Peter) Abelard, introduction and short biography the logic of ethics, including Pierre (Peter) Abelard on ethics On Aliquid by Roland, Pope Alexander III (12th century A.D.); translator: Dr Carolinne White For further background: The rise and fall of the Church of Rome It is asked whether there were two sons in Christ. It is proved that there are two sons in Christ. For there is in Christ both the Word of the Father which is the natural son of God and the human nature he has assumed which is the natural son of the Virgin, and the Word is not that man, neither part of him or the whole, or the other way round: therefore there are two sons in Christ. On the contrary: Christ is God but God is without parts: therefore Christ has no parts. Again, there is nothing new, nothing made and there is nothing in the Trinity made or created or composite, but Christ is the third person in the Trinity and so he has no parts. To which we say, Christ, according to his human nature has parts, according to his divine nature is wholly without parts.

5. Island Of Freedom - Alexander Pope Alexander Pope. 16881744. Fools! who into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all. If white and black blend, soften, and unite. A thousand ways, is there no black or white? The Rape of the Lock Home Page. An Essay on Man Bounce to Fop. Alexander Pope was an English poet who, modeling himself after the great poets of classical antiquity http://www.island-of-freedom.com/POPE.HTM

Alexander Pope Fools! who into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all. If white and black blend, soften, and unite A thousand ways, is there no black or white? The Rape of the Lock Home Page An Essay on Man The Rape of the Lock Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady ... Bounce to Fop Alexander Pope was an English poet who, modeling himself after the great poets of classical antiquity, wrote highly polished verse, often in a didactic or satirical vein. In verse translations, moral and critical essays, and satires that made him the foremost poet of his age, he brought the heroic couplet, which had been refined by John Dryden , to ultimate perfection. Pope was the son of a London cloth merchant. His parents were Roman Catholics, which automatically barred him from England's Protestant universities. Until he was 12 years old, he was educated largely by priests; primarily self-taught afterward, he read widely in English letters, as well as in French, Italian, Latin, and Greek. A devastating illness, probably tuberculosis of the spine, struck him in childhood, leaving him deformed. He never grew taller than 4 ft 6 in and was subject to violent headaches. Perhaps as a result of this condition, he was hypersensitive and exceptionally irritable all his life. In 1717 Pope moved to a villa in Twickenham, west of London on the Thames River, where he lived for the rest of his life. The most celebrated personages of the day came to visit him there. He was a bitterly quarrelsome man and attacked his literary contemporaries viciously and often without provocation. To some, however, he was warm and affectionate; he had a long and close friendship with the English writers Jonathan Swift and John Gay.

6. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Alexander VII Biographical article on this seventeenthcentury pontiff. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01294a.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... A > Pope Alexander VII A B C D ... Z Pope Alexander VII Fabio Chigi, born at Sienna, 13 February, 1599; elected 7 April, 1655; died at Rome, 22 May, 1667. The Chigi of Sienna were among the most illustrious and powerful of Italian families. In the Rome of Renaissance times, an ancestor of Alexander VII was known as the "Magnificent". The future Pope's father, Flavio Chigi, nephew of Pope Paul V, though not as prosperous as his forebears, gave his son a suitable training. The latter owed much also to his mother, a woman of singular power and skill in the formation of youth. The youth of Fabio was marked by continued ill-health, consequent upon an attack of apoplexy in infancy. Unable to attend school, he was taught first by his mother, and later by able tutors, and displayed remarkable precocity and love of reading. In his twenty-seventh year, he obtained the doctorates of philosophy, law, and theology in the University of Sienna, and in December, 1626, he entered upon his ecclesiastical career at Rome. In 1627 he was appointed by Urban VIII Vice-Legate of Ferrara, and he served five years under the Cardinals Sacchetti and Pallotta, whose commendations won for him the important post of Inquisitor of Malta, together with the episcopal consecration. In 1639 he was promoted to the nunciature of Cologne; and in 1644 was made envoy extraordinary of

7. Pope Alexander VI - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia pope alexander VI. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alexander VI, (January 1, 1431 August 18, 1503) pope (1492-1503), born http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Page history ... Printable version Not logged in Log in Help Other languages: Dansk Deutsch Nederlands Pope Alexander VI From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alexander VI, January 1 August 18 pope ), born Rodrigo Borgia (1431), is the most memorable of the corrupt and secular popes of the Renaissance . He was born at Xàtiva Valencia Spain , and his father's surname was Lanzol or Llancol; that of his mother's family, Borgia or Borja , was assumed by him on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Callixtus III April 8 He studied law at Bologna , and after his uncle's election he was created successively bishop cardinal and vice-chancellor of the church, an act of nepotism characteristic of the age. He served in the Curia under five popes and acquired much administrative experience, influence and wealth, although no great power; he was economical in his habits; on occasion he displayed great splendour and lived in a fine palace. His manners were agreeable and his appearance fascinating, but, like many other prelates of the day, his morals were far from blameless, his two dominant passions being greed of gold and love of women, and he was devotedly fond of the children whom his mistresses bore him. An excellent example of the extreme levels of corruption and immorality present in the papacy is the Banquet of Chestnuts , an episode famous in the history of pornography . Although ecclesiastical corruption was then at its height, his riotous mode of life called down upon him a very severe reprimand from

8. Bibliography Of The Borgia Family Listing of books and other media from Alonso Borgia (Pope Calixtus III), to Rodrigo Borgia (pope alexander VI) on to Caesare, Lucrezia and Saint Francis Borgia. Full listing also available in pdf format. http://www.tennapel.net/borgia

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9. Medieval Times Once he became pope alexander VI, Vatican parties, already wild, grew wilder. They were costly, but he could afford the lifestyle http://www.dimensional.com/~randl/tmanc.htm

Once he became Pope Alexander VI, Vatican parties, already wild, grew wilder. They were costly, but he could afford the lifestyle of a Renaissance prince; as vice chancellor of the Roman Church, he had amassed enormous wealth. As guests approached the papal palace, they were excited by the spectacle of living statues: naked, gilded young men and women in erotic poses. Flags bore the Borgia arms, which, appropriately, portrayed a red bull rampant on a field of gold. Every fete had a theme. One, known to Romans as the Ballet of the Chestnuts, was held on October 30, 1501. The indefatigable Burchard describes it in his Diarium. After the banquet dishes had been cleared away, the city's fifty most beautiful whores danced with the guests, "first clothed, then naked." The dancing over, the "ballet" began, with the Pope and two of his children in the best seats. Candelabra were set up on the floor, scattered among them were chestnuts, "which", Burchard writes, "the courtesans had to pick up, crawling between the candles." Then the serious sex started. Guests stripped and ran out onto the floor, where they mounted, or were mounted by, the prostitutes. "The coupling took place," according to Burchard, "in front of everyone present." Servants kept score of each man's orgasms, for the Pope greatly admired virility, and measured a man's machismo by his ejaculative capacity. After eveyone was exhausted, His Holiness distributed prizes- cloaks, boots, caps, and fine silken tunics. "The winners", the diarist wrote, "were those who made love with the courtesans the greatest number of times."

10. Patron Saints Index: Pope Alexander III pope alexander III. Also known as Orlando Bandinelli; Rolandus Bandinelli Profile Canonist, studying law under Gratian. Taught at Bologna. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pope0170.htm

Pope ALEXANDER III Also known as Orlando Bandinelli; Rolandus Bandinelli Profile Canonist , studying law under Gratian. Taught at Bologna . Created cardinal by Pope Eugene III . Adviser and papal chancellor to Pope Adrian IV. Elected pope almost unaniously. Alexander’s papal election led some cardinals to elect an antipope, Victor IV who was supported by Germany and some Lombards. The schism continued through antipopes Paschal III and Calixtus III until In , Alexander was forced into exile in France by Emperor Frederick I. In his long struggle with the emperor, the pope was aided by the Lombard League, which named the town of Alessandria for him. In , he received the penance of King Henry II of England for the murder of Saint Thomas Becket . Following the Battle of Legnano in , Frederick was finally forced to submit to papal authority. Alexander convened the Third Lateran Council. He issued many decretals, established the procedure for canonizing saints, inaugurated the two-thirds rule for papal elections, protected universities, and was one of the most distinguished champions of ecclesiastical independence in the Middle Ages. Birth at Siena Italy as Rolandus Bandinelli Ascension Died at Civita Castellana of natural causes Canonizations : Saint

11. Patron Saints Index: Pope Saint Alexander I pope alexander I. Also known as Alessandro Memorial 3 May Profile Roman citizen. Pope in the reign of Emperor Trajan. He inserted http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta84.htm

Pope ALEXANDER I Also known as Alessandro Memorial 3 May Profile Roman citizen. Pope in the reign of Emperor Trajan. He inserted in the Canon of the Mass the words commemorative of the institution of the Eucharist beginning "Qui pridie". Introduced the use of blessing water mixed with salt for the purification of Christian homes from evil influences. Martyr Born probably Rome Papal Ascension (sources vary) Died decapitated 3 May 115-116 (sources vary on the year) on the Via Nomentana in Rome ; relics transferred to Freising in Bavaria in Canonized Pre-Congregation Representation with his chest pierced with nails or spikes Print References New Catholic Dictionary Translate deutsch italiano Saints Index Page Catholic Community Forum ... Message Board

12. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Anselm Of Lucca, The Younger St. Anselm of Lucca the Younger, appointed bishop of Lucca by his uncle Anselm of Lucca the Elder (pope alexander II), then became a Benedictine monk, served as papal legate, and died in 1086. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01550d.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... A > St. Anselm of Lucca, the Younger A B C D ... Z St. Anselm of Lucca, the Younger Born at Mantua c. 1036; d. in the same city, 18 March, 1086. He was nephew of Anselm of Lucca, the Elder, who ascended the Papal throne as Alexander II in 1061. In the year 1071 Alexander II designated Anselm as Bishop of Lucca and sent him to Germany to take investiture from Henry IV. Anselm went to Germany, but was loath to receive the insignia of spiritual power from a temporal ruler and returned without investiture. In 1073 Gregory VII , successor of Alexander II, also appointed Anselm Bishop of Lucca, but advised him not to accept his ring and crosier from Henry IV. For some reason, Anselm accepted investiture from Henry, but soon felt such remorse that he resigned his bishopric and entered the Order of St. Benedict at Padilirone, a monastery of the Cluniac Reform, situated near Mantua. Gregory VII ordered him to return to his episcopal see at Lucca. Anselm returned reluctantly, but continued to lead time life of a monk until his death. Inspired, like Gregory VII , with a holy zeal to reform the clergy, he wished to impose stricter discipline upon the canons of his cathedral. Most of the canons refused to submit to Anselms regulations, and in 1081 he was expelled from Lucca with the help of the Emperor and his

13. Pope Alexander VII - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Short biographical article. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VII

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Page history ... Printable version Not logged in Log in Help Other languages: Deutsch Pope Alexander VII From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alexander VII February 13 May 22 ) was pope from April 7, until his death in Born Fabio Chigi in Siena , a member of the illustrious banking family and a great-nephew of Pope Paul V , he was privately tutored and eventually received doctorates of philosophy, law, and theology in the University of Siena. In 1627 he began his apprenticeship as vice- legate at Ferrara , and on recommendations from two cardinals he was appointed successively Inquisitor of Malta and nuncio in Cologne ). Though expected to take part in the negotiations which led in to the Peace of Westphalia , he declined to deliberate with heretics, and protested, when it was finally completed, against the Treaty of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years War and established the balance of European power that lasted until the wars of the French Revolution Pope Innocent X recalled Chigi to Rome and subsequently made him cardinal secretary of state. When Innocent died, Chigi, the candidate favoured by Spain , was elected pope after eighy days in the conclave, on April 7 . The conclave believed he was strongly opposed to the nepotism then prevalent. Indeed, in the first year of his reign, Alexander VII lived simply and forbade his relations even to visit Rome; but in consistory April 24, 1656, he announced that his brother and nephews would be coming to assist him in Rome. The administration was given largely into the hands of his relatives, and

14. Pope Alexander III pope alexander III Bull of 12 March 1173, announcing the canonization of St Thomas on 21 February 1173. Source English Historical http://www.loyno.edu/~letchie/becket/texts/a3-bull.htm

POPE ALEXANDER III Bull of 12 March 1173, announcing the canonization of St Thomas on 21 February 1173 Source: English Historical Documents, volume II: 1042-1189 . Edited by David C. Douglas and George W. Greenaway. London and New York: Oxford, 1981; p. 827. Thomas Becket Texts Scott McLetchie Homepage Top

15. Pope Alexander VI pope alexander VI. Alexander VI, (January 1, 1431 August 18, 1503) pope (1492-1503), born Rodrigo Borgia (1431), is the most memorable http://www.fact-index.com/p/po/pope_alexander_vi.html

Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Pope Alexander VI Alexander VI, January 1 August 18 pope ), born Rodrigo Borgia (1431), is the most memorable of the corrupt and secular popes of the Renaissance . He was born at Xàtiva, Valencia Spain , and his father's surname was Lanzol or Llancol; that of his mother's family, Borgia or Borja, was assumed by him on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Callixtus III April 8 He studied law at Bologna , and after his uncle's election he was created successively bishop cardinal and vice-chancellor of the church, an act of nepotism characteristic of the age. He served in the Curia under five popes and acquired much administrative experience, influence and wealth, although no great power; he was economical in his habits; on occasion he displayed great splendour and lived in a fine palace. His manners were agreeable and his appearance fascinating, but, like many other prelates of the day, his morals were far from blameless, his two dominant passions being greed of gold and love of women, and he was devotedly fond of the children whom his mistresses bore him. An excellent example of the extreme levels of corruption and immorality present in the papacy is the Banquet of Chestnuts, an episode famous in the history of pornography. Although ecclesiastical corruption was then at its height, his riotous mode of life called down upon him a very severe reprimand from Pope Pius II , who succeeded Calixtus III in . Of his many mistresses the one for whom his passion lasted longest was a certain Vannozza (Giovanna) dei Cattani, born in

16. Pope Alexander III pope alexander III. Alexander III (Orlando Bandinelli, d. August 30, 1181), was pope from 1159 to 1181. He was born in Siena, and http://www.fact-index.com/p/po/pope_alexander_iii.html

Main Page See live article Alphabetical index Pope Alexander III Alexander III (Orlando Bandinelli, d. August 30, 1181), was pope from 1159 to 1181. He was born in Siena , and first made his mark as teacher of canon law at the University of Bologna , where he composed the Stroma or the Summa Magistri Rolandi, one of the earliest commentaries on the Decretum Gratiani. In October 1150 Pope Eugene III created him cardinal deacon of SS. Cosmae and Damiani; later he became cardinal priest of St Mark's. Probably about this time he composed his Sentences, based on the Introductio ad theologiam of Abelard . In 1153 he became papal chancellor, and was the leader of the cardinals opposed to Frederick Barbarossa On the September 7, 1159 he was chosen the successor of Pope Adrian IV , a minority of the cardinals, however, electing the cardinal priest Octavian, who assumed the name of Victor IV . This antipope , and his successors Paschal III (1164-1168) and Calixtus III (1168-1178), had the imperial support; but after the defeat of Legnano, Barbarossa finally (in the peace of Venice, 1177) recognized Alexander as pope. On the 12th of March 1178 Alexander returned to Rome, which he had been compelled to leave twice, namely, from 1162 until the 23rd of November 1165, and again in 1167. The first period he spent in France, the latter chiefly in Gaeta, Benevento, Anagni and Venice. In March 1179 Alexander held the Third Council of the Lateran , a brilliant assemblage, reckoned by the Roman church as the eleventh

17. TangognaT: Pope Alexander March 21, 2004. pope alexander. It is hard after seeing Adaptation. The title comes from an Alexander Pope poem, Eloisa to Abelard. http://www.tangognat.com/blog/archives/000261.html

TangognaT toshokan! toshokan! toshokan! Main March 21, 2004 pope alexander It is hard for me to focus on any current movies, because I am looking forward to Hellboy so much! Hellboy ! Who needs to go see a movie about a semi-aryan looking famous Jewish carpenter when you could be seeing a movie that features a sarcastic red demon with the right hand of doom , and an appreciation for pancakes? Which Hellboy character are you ? (I'm Liz Sherman, fear my fire! FIRE!) Do you want to create Hellboy playmobile figures for your kids? You could I did not have Hellboy on the brain when I went to see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , the Charlie Kaufman/Michael Gondry movie that turns out to be a heartwarming tale about lovers having their memories erased. There's even a web site up for the fictional memory erasing company Lacuna Inc Jim Carrey has always got on my nerves with his constant mugging, but he really underplays his role as Joel Barish. There are some interesting tricks done with scene transitions and lighting when Joel visits his past memories while they are slowly being stripped away. Somehow based on viewing Adaptation and Being John Malkovich, I was expecting a more cynical and disjointed movie. But it ends up being a much more coherent story than I thought, and I didn't feel like it was about to collapse from the weight of its own cleverness, which was my reaction after seeing Adaptation. The title comes from an Alexander Pope poem, Eloisa to Abelard TrackBack Comments I am Abe Sapien. Fishy!

18. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem Summarizes this intervention in the Jansenist controversy by pope alexander VII. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01128b.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... A > Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem A B C D ... Z Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem This letter was issued by Alexander VII, and is dated at Rome, 16 October, 1656, the second year of his pontificate. It is a confirmation of the Constitution of Innocent X , by which he condemned five propositions taken from the work entitled Augustinus of Cornelius Jansenius , Bishop of Ypres. The letter opens with an explanation of the reason for its publication. It observes that, although what has already been defined in the Apostolic Constitutions needs no confirmation by any future decisions, yet, since some try to cast doubt upon these definitions or to neutralise their effort by false interpretations, the apostolic authority must not defer using a prompt remedy against the spread of the evil. The letter then refers to the decision of Innocent X , and quotes the words of its title in order to show that it was a decision for all the faithful. But as a controversy had arisen, especially in France, on five propositions taken from the Augustinus , several French bishops submitted them to Alexander VII for a clear, definite decision. The letter thus enumerates these five propositions: (1) There are some divine precepts which are impossible of observance by just men willing and trying to observe them according to their present strength; the grace also is wanting to them, by which those precepts are possible. (2) In the state of fallen nature interior grace is not resisted. (3) For merit and demerit, in the state of fallen nature

19. POPE ALEXANDER VI - Meaning And Definition Of The Word pope alexander VI Dictionary Entry and Meaning. Synonyms Alexander VI, Borgia, Rodrigo Borgia. See Also Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Vicar of Christ. http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/Pope Alexander VI

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20. Tomb Of Pope Alexander (Chigi) VII By BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo Page of Tomb of pope alexander (Chigi) VII by BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European paintings http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/b/bernini/gianlore/sculptur/1670/alex.html

BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo (b. 1598, Napoli, d. 1680, Roma) Tomb of Pope Alexander (Chigi) VII Marble and gilded bronze Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican This is the second monumental papal tomb in the San Pietro made by Bernini. It was commissioned by the Pope and executed after his death in 1667 by a large group of sculptors headed by Bernini. The composition is similar to that of the other (Urban VIII) tomb, however, there some differences. In contrast with the dominant figure of the Pope on the Urban tomb, the Pope here is a simple kneeling figure without any sign of his office. Instead of two there are four allegoric figures, Charity, Prudence, Justice and Truth. Below, there is a (real) door symbolizing the Gate of Death, from which a sand-glass holding skeleton (the Death) raises the heavy drapery. Previous Page Please send your comments , sign our guestbook and send a postcard Donations for maintaining and developing the Gallery are welcome. © Web Gallery of Art, created by Emil Kren and Daniel Marx.

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