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   There is also some speculation that there were two presses: one for the pedestrian texts and one for the Bible. One of the profit-making enterprises of the new press was the printing of thousands of indulgences for the church, documented from 1454 to 1455. In 1455, Gutenberg completed his 42-line Bible, known as the Gutenberg Bible.

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   1582 or 1201 or 429. Year 1455 ( MCDLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (full) of the Julian calendar .

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   What year was 1455?

   • Year 1455 ( MCDLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (full) of the Julian calendar . January 8 – Pope Nicholas V publishes Romanus Pontifex, an encyclical addressed to King Afonso V of Portugal, which sanctions the conquest of non-Christian lands, and the reduction of native non-Christian populations to 'perpetual slavery'.

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   Who was the pope in 1445?

   • In 1445 the pope was Eugene IV. Nicholas was not to be elected until 6 March 1447. The archbishop in question during 1446–1459 was the Dominican Antoninus of Florence (Antonio Pierozzi), canonised by Pope Adrian VI in 1523.

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   Who was Johannes Gutenberg?

   • Born into a modest merchant family in Mainz, Germany, circa 1395, Johannes Gutenberg’s work as an inventor and printer would have a major impact on communication and learning worldwide. He was the third son of Freile zum Gensfleisch and his second wife, Else Wirick zum Gutenberg, whose maiden name Johann later adopted.

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   Who was Fra Angelico?

   • Frederick Hartt describes Fra Angelico as "prophetic of the mysticism" of painters such as Rembrandt, El Greco and Zurbarán. Unknown Rome The Crucifixion, panel, c. 1420–1423, Metropolitan Museum, New York. Possibly Fra Angelico's only signed work. Cortona Fiesole Christ in Majesty, predella, National Gallery, London.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edmund_Beaufort,_2nd_DukeEdmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset - Wikipedia

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   Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain, KG (1406 – 22 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred Years' War.

   • Born: 1406
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   Fra Angelico, OP (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 – 18 February 1455) was a Dominican friar and Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, described by Giorgio Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent".

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Callixtus-III-popeCallixtus III | Biography, Papacy, Crusade, & Facts | Britannica

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   Callixtus III (born December 31, 1378, near Játiva, kingdom of Aragon [Spain]—died August 6, 1458, Rome [Italy]) was the pope from 1455 to 1458. As a member of the Aragonese court, he reconciled King Alfonso V with Pope Martin V , who appointed Callixtus bishop of Valencia in 1429.

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   Mar 29, 2024 · Nicholas V (born November 15, 1397, Sarzana, Republic of Genoa [Italy]—died March 24, 1455, Rome) was an influential Renaissance pope (reigned 1447–55) and founder of the Vatican Library. Soon after his election, he brought to an end the schism caused by rivalries between popes and councils.

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   Nov 28, 2023 · FULL NAME: Johannes Gutenberg. BORN: c. 1395. DIED: c. 1468. BIRTHPLACE: Mainz, Germany. Early Life. Born into a modest merchant family in Mainz, Germany, circa 1395, Johannes Gutenberg’s work as...