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
Papal tiara
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The papal tiara is a crown that was worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by Pope Paul VI in 1963, and only at the beginning o
Papal coronation
…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 coronation of Paul VI, who…
![Pope Innocent III (1198–1216) in early papal tiara. Fresco at the Benedictine monastery at Sacro Speco [it], about 1219](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Innozenz3.jpg/500px-Innozenz3.jpg)
Pope Innocent III (1198–1216) in early papal tiara. Fresco at the Benedictine monastery at Sacro Speco [it], about 1219
Pietra dura mosaic depicting Pope Clement VIII wearing a tiara with three crowns
Tiara presented to Pope Benedict XVI in 2011 by some German Catholics (see above) but not used by him