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18th April 1506: Construction begins on Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome

  • 18th April 2020
  • Tagged as: Architecture, Catholicism, Church, Constantine the Great, Julius II, Michelangelo, Papacy, Renaissance, Rome, Urban VIII, Vatican, Vatican City

Pope Julius II laid the cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica, one of Catholicism’s most sacred buildings.

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25th February 1570: Elizabeth I of England excommunicated by Pope Pius V

  • 25th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Elizabeth I, Excommunication, Heresy, Papacy, Pius V

Pope Pius V issued the Papal bull Regnans in Excelsis which excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy.

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27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

  • 27th September 2019
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Europe, Mexico, Papacy, Papal States, Pope, Rome, Smoking, Tobacco, Urban VII, Urban VIII, Vatican

The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ban.

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16th June 1846: Pope Pius IX begins the longest ever reign of a Catholic Pope

  • 16th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Italy, Liberalism, Papacy, Papal States, Pius IX, Pope, Religion, Vatican City

Born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pius IX’s election by the Papal conclave of 1846 came at a time of significant political unrest across Europe.

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16th January 1412: Antipope John XXIII makes the Medici Bank the official bank to the Papacy

  • 16th January 2019
  • Tagged as: Antipope, Banking, Finance, John XXIII, Medici, Medieval, Papacy, Religion, Renaissance, Rome, Vatican

Antipope John XXIII made the Medici Bank the official bank of the Papacy.

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3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy

  • 3rd November 2018
  • Tagged as: Act of Supremacy, Catholicism, Church, Church of England, England, Henry VIII, Papacy, Parliament, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion

The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.

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1st November 1512: Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel unveiled

  • 1st November 2018
  • Tagged as: Art, Culture, Italy, Michelangelo, Papacy, Pope, Renaissance, Rome, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II celebrated All Saints Day mass.

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