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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827966103321

Autore

Reardon Wendy J. <1971->

Titolo

The deaths of the popes : comprehensive accounts, including funerals, burial places and epitaphs / / Wendy J. Reardon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina ; ; London, [England] : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-4766-0231-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

264.020985

Soggetti

Popes - Tombs

Funeral service - Catholic Church - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Translators; Preface; Introduction; The Deaths of the Popes; Notes; Appendices: ; 1. Alphabetical List of Popes; 2. Papal Death, Burial and Reburial Chart; 3. Existing Papal Monuments, Tombs and Other Funerary Objects, Listed by Location; 4. Papal Tombs During the Reconstruction of St. Peter's; 5. Old St. Peter's Tomb Map; 6. Papal Organ Burial in the Church of SS. Vincenzo e Anastasio; 7. The Apostolic Constitution (Universii Domini Gregis); 8. The Legend of Pope Joan; 9. The Cemetery of Callixtus: The Crypt of the Popes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The traditions associated with a pope's death have changed from when they were buried in the catacombs of Rome. Various ceremonies, rites and rituals developed over time, but a formal procedure was not initiated until the early 1300s and even then was not always strictly followed. This comprehensive reference book provides information on the deaths, funerals and burial places of each pope and antipope from St. Peter (Apostle) to John Paul I. (Innocent X was almost gnawed by rats because no one would bury him; Alexander VI was stuffed into a carpet and pummeled into his coffin; and the corpse o