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century until 1870, the pope was the
sovereign or head of
state of the
Papal States, and
since 1929 of the much
smaller Vatican City state. The reigning...
- The
Papal States (/ˈpeɪpəl/ PAY-pəl; Italian:
Stato Pontificio; Latin:
Dicio Pontificia),
officially the
State of the
Church (Italian:
Stato della Chiesa...
- the see
never gained a
papal confirmation, but was
still invested the
princely regalia. Also, the
opposite occurred with a
papally confirmed archbishop...
- The
Papal slippers (Italian:
pantofole papali) are a
historical accoutrement worn by the Pope. The
papal slippers were a form of
episcopal sandals worn...
- A
papal bull is a type of
public decree,
letters patent, or
charter issued by a pope of the
Catholic Church. It is
named after the
leaden seal (bulla)...
- The
papal shoes are the red
leather outdoor shoes worn by the Pope. They are
distinct from the
indoor papal slippers or the
Episcopal sandals,
which are...
- A
papal legate or
apostolic legate (from the
ancient Roman title legatus) is a
personal representative of the Pope to
foreign nations, to some
other part...
- The
papal apartments is the non-official
designation for the
collection of apartments,
which are private, state, and religious, that wrap
around a courtyard...
- The
papal tiara is a
crown that is worn by
popes of the
Catholic Church from as
early as the 8th
century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by...
- A
papal gentleman, also
called a
Gentleman of His Holiness, is a lay
attendant of the pope and his
papal household in
Vatican City.
Papal gentlemen serve...
