San Michele in Isola
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San Michele in Isola is a Catholic church, located on the Isola di San Michele, a small islet sited between Venice and Murano, which once sheltered a Camaldolese monastery, but now houses the main cem
San Michele all'Isola in Venice
View North from Fondamenta Nuova of Venice of San Cristoforo, then San Michele, with Murano in background (1722), by Canaletto
Campanile and north side of the church of San Michele seen from the Venetian Lagoon.
View from the water (facade facing East)
Pope Gregory XVI
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Pope Gregory XVI was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon entering the religious order of the C
Portrait by Paul Delaroche, 1844
"The Grand Gala Berlin" is a luxury carriage constructed in Rome during the first half of the nineteenth century. It is the work of two pontiffs: Leo XII, who called for it to be produced in 1824–1826, and Gregory XVI, who requested some important modifications.
Coin of Pope Gregory XVI, 1834
Pope Gregory XVI leading a Eucharistic procession. Painting by Ferdinando Cavalleri (1840)