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5 days ago · None. Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Rodrigo de Borja; [Note 3] 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) ( epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian ")) [6] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown ...
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6 days ago · The room now also contains the Portrait of Julius II, which has come back to the Palatine Gallery after being moved to the Uffizi in the mid-20th century. Visitors can now admire it and compare it with the illustrious copy by Titian on display in the Room of Venus.
4 days ago · It was initially planned in the 15th century by Pope Nicholas V and then Pope Julius II to replace the ageing Old St. Peter's Basilica, which was built in the fourth century by Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.
1 day ago · The pope ( Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized : páppas, lit. 'father') [2] [3] is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, [a] Roman pontiff [b] or sovereign pontiff. Since the eighth century, the pope has been the sovereign of the Papal States and ...
May 14, 2024 · The reprieve Isabella achieved proved lasting. Julius II died in early 1513 and his successor, Pope Leo X, did not pursue the restoration of papal rule in Ferrara. The threat to Este rule had ...
May 12, 2024 · Here are 10 examples of artists who inserted themselves into the very scenes they were painting. 1. Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait (1434) Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait (1434). Photo ...
May 21, 2024 · 4. Pope John Paul II, the Sistine Chapel, and Theology of the Body. Walking into the Sistine Chapel, one might be surprised to see the many nude figures in the frescoes. During Mass in the Sistine Chapel on April 8, 1994, Pope John Paul II called the chapel a “sanctuary of the theology of the human body.”
