Pope leo

A portrait of Pope Leo XIII from the year 1885. In this post, we depict some of the sacred metalware and textiles which belonged to Pope Leo and which are still preserved in the Vatican. The images in this post were taken from the volume The Vatican Collection, the catalogue accompanying the exhibition of Papal treasures shewn in Australia in 1988. Click on the images for an enlarged view. This magnificent Processional Cross in the Art Nouveau style was made in France and presented to Pope…

Above, a 1725 statue representing Charlemagne housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Wow, do I ever have a lot of cousins. According to Graham Coop, everyone in Europe today is descended from Cha…

No hint of chaos Pope Leo X, son of Lorenzo de’ Medici, is best known for his wasteful habits, lecherous activities, and hedonistic quote, “Since God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it.” But, judging from his portrayal in Raphael’s 1518 Portrait of Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de’ Medici and Luigi de’ …

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Still in my library, I found the following selection on the subject of private property, and of "the state," in Life of Leo XIII And the History Of His

Papal corruption throughout history is a fact of the existence of the Church of Rome, and which is, figuratively speaking, swept under the bed. But it is barely hidden. It was the corruption of the Church’s highest office which led to the evolution of Protestantism, the excesses of the Inquisition,…