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While Pope Sixtus V cultivated the image of being against nepotism, recent scholarship has shown this was definitely not the case. His 'sistine plan' for the urban renewal of Rome was on the surface explicitly religious and embodied the spirit of the counterreformation (the…
While Pope Sixtus V cultivated the image of being against nepotism, recent scholarship has shown thi...
This is why St Pius V stands out so much. He actually was every bit as opposed to nepotism and simony as his reputation suggests.
This is why St Pius V stands out so much. He actually was every bit as opposed to nepotism and simon...
This becomes even more clear, when Sixtus V defies the late Pius' wishes to be buried in Bosco, and has him buried right next to his own grave in the "other" sistine chapel in Santa Maria
This becomes even more clear, when Sixtus V defies the late Pius' wishes to be buried in Bosco, and...
This becomes even more clear, when Sixtus V defies the late Pius' wishes to be buried in Bosco, and...
My favorite chapel in the city, as it contains two of the most interesting figures in all of Roman history
My favorite chapel in the city, as it contains two of the most interesting figures in all of Roman h...
the 16th century is without a doubt my favorite period in Roman history

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