Pope Clement VIII
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Pope Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
Portrait by Antonio Scalvati, c. 1596
Election of Pope Clement VIII in 1592, by Louis de Caullery, Petit Palais (Paris)
Portrait of Clement VIII by an unknown Italian artist, 17th century
Portrait mosaic by Jacopo Ligozzi (c. 1601, J. Paul Getty Museum)
Santa Maria Maggiore
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The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary the Great, also informally known as the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, is a Roman Catholic Papal Basilica and one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. The largest Mar
Pope Clement VIII
…his approval thereof may have led to its popularisation. Clement VIII died at the age of 69 in 1605, and his remains now rest in the Roman church of Santa Maria Maggiore. Ippolito was baptised on 4 March at the cathedral of Fano. He was from a Florentine family, son of Silvestro Aldobrandini and Lesa Deti, and followed…
Façade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore facing the Piazza
The Blessed Virgin Mary overlooking Pope Liberius scrapes the outline of the foundation of the basilica into the snow. By Italian artist Masolino da Panicale, circa 15th century, Museo di Capodimonte.
The Piazza and Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, by Giovanni Paolo Panini
One of the earliest photographs of Santa Maria Maggiore, taken by French photographer Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey in 1842