Antipope Clement VIII
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Clement VIII, born Gil Sánchez Muñoz y Carbón, was one of the antipopes of the Avignon obedience, reigning from 10 June 1423 to 26 July 1429. When King Alfonso V of Aragon reached an agreement with Po
Tomb of Antipope Clement VIII in Palma Cathedral
Papal coronation
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A papal coronation was the formal ceremony of the placing of the papal tiara on a newly elected pope. The first recorded papal coronation was of Pope Nicholas I in 858. The most recent was the 1963 co
Coronation of Celestine V, the only pope to be crowned twice
Illustration of the Ring of the Fisherman belonging to Pope Pius II
1801 depiction of the obeisance of the cardinals
1805 depiction of Pope Pius VII wearing the pallium