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Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope | Eleanor Herman

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“Late-fifteenth-century popes pondered what to do with the tottering basilica, hesitating to destroy something so sacred. But the irascible warrior pope Julius II (reigned 1503–1513) had no such scruples. The ancient basilica was torn down, its ancient papal tombs relocated and some of the art incorporated into the new church. Throughout the sixteenth century the new basilica was raised by fits and starts… ⬇️

Texreader “Italy‘s greatest architects—Bramante, Raphael, Sangallo, and Michelangelo—argued over the design, particularly over the trailblazing dome they wished to build as a beacon to all Christendom.” now

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Short History of Byzantium | John Julius Norwich

I never thought I would find an appropriate Franklin meme for what we do, but… #byzantineempire #franklin #ashorthistoryofbyzantium #europe #crusades #constantinople #history #europeanhistory

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Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope | Eleanor Herman

Revenge, served 32 years later, was very cold indeed!!

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Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope | Eleanor Herman

The original pope-mobile!

#Italy #Jubilee #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

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Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope | Eleanor Herman

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“There were two signs that a pope had been elected—the bells of Saint Peter‘s would ring out in jubilation, and carpenters would demolish the masonry that blocked the windows of the loggia overlooking Saint Peter‘s Square. The tradition of sending smoke out of the Sistine Chapel chimney after each scrutiny—black for an unsuccessful vote, white for a successful one—was not instituted until 1903.”

Doll8455 It all began when I built a loggia beside my house. My lugubrious neighbor said my loggia faced his porch and he despised it. We palavered awhile but it became indissoluble. It was becoming an imbroglio and fists became visible— 8h

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Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope | Eleanor Herman

Why knowing history can be helpful! He chose to be “Pope Innocent” instead of Eugenio. Good choice.

#Italy #Jubilee #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

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Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope | Eleanor Herman

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“Some were offended by his dismal and saturnine aspect, the reflection of a contumacious and restless soul, and in him one could see customs poorly suited to the placidity that the person carrying the name of the universal father should have.”

BookishMarginalia I for one feel my vocabulary becoming more capacious with just that one sentence 🤣🤣🤣 2d

Texreader @BookishMarginalia Oh you've made my day! Yes!

I'm thinking I also need to look up saturnine. 😂 2d

Dilara I learned something today! I'd never seen this word before, but because the phrase for “trial in absentia“ in French is “jugement par contumace“, I assumed it had to do with absence. Well, it doesn't 😄 2d

Doll8455 At last my turn to tell what brought me to be a “hanged man”. All eyes and ears were on me as I approached the judge. I‘m sure the prosecutor saw me as a contumacious defendant. “I am counting on more words of the day to describe my sanguinary crime”. 2d

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