Pope Alexander VII (Italian: Alessandro VII; 13 February 1599 – 22 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal...
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The Tomb of Pope Alexander VII is a sculptural monument designed and partially executed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It is located in the...
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during the reign (1644–55) of Innocent X, under Innocent's successor, Alexander VII (reigned 1655–67), Bernini once again gained pre-eminent artistic domination...
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Antipope Alexander V (c. 1339 – 1410) Pope Alexander VI (1431–1503), reigned 1492–1503 Pope Alexander VII (1599–1667), reigned 1655–1667 Pope Alexander VIII...
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Pope Alexander VII (1599–1667) Pope Alexander VIII (pope 1689–1691) Alexander of Constantinople, bishop of Constantinople (314–337) St. Alexander of Alexandria...
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Cleopatra (redirect from Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator)
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the...
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Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January...
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number...
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the throne to her cousin Charles X Gustav and settled in Rome. Pope Alexander VII described Christina as "a queen without a realm, a Christian without...
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palace, the Palazzo Pamphili, in Rome. Innocent X was succeeded by Pope Alexander VII who had promised Innocent X that he would build more schools in Europe...
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matters of fact (de facto). They asked Pope Alexander VII to condemn Arnauld's proposition as heretical. Alexander VII responded, in the apostolic constitution...
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Pope Clement IX (category Cardinals created by Pope Alexander VII)
patron of the artist Nicolas Poussin. Appointed as a cardinal by Pope Alexander VII, Rospigliosi was elected as Pope Clement IX in 1667. His pontificate...
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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Πορφυρογέννητος, Kōnstantinos Porphyrogennētos; 17 May 905 – 9 November 959) was the fourth Byzantine...
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project in 1671, but his work on two other major works—The Tomb of Pope Alexander VII and the Altar of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Peter's Basilica—delayed...
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Ptolemaic prince and son of Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic dynasty and Roman triumvir Mark Antony. Alexander's fraternal twin sister was Cleopatra Selene...
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(1967). Alexander the Great. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-393-00381-9. Retrieved 5 September 2020. Arrian 1976, VII, 14 Arrian 1976, VII, 19...
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St. Pius X, Innocent VIII, Leo XI, Innocent XI, Pius VII, Pius VIII, Alexander VII, Alexander VIII, Paul III, Urban VIII, Clement X, Clement XIII, Benedict...
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Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in...
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was designed by Bernini (1658–1661) on the order of the Chigi Pope Alexander VII, it has a square Greek key cross plan and houses a notable painting...
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Formulary controversy (redirect from Formulary of Alexander VII)
theological debate had turned into a political affair. On 16 October 1656, Alexander VII promulgated the apostolic constitution Ad sanctam beati Petri sedem...
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Bernini, was struck in 1659. It depicts on one side a relief bust of Pope Alexander VII surrounded by an acanthus leaf border. On the reverse a lion prostrates...
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Pope Alexander VII initiated as Fabio Chigi, Cardinal Priest of the basilica, and its consecration in 1655 as newly elected Pope: ALEXANDER · VII · P ·...
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notably the Alessandrina University Library, built in 1667 by Pope Alexander VII, housing 1.5 million volumes. In addition it has 19 museums, a botanical...
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Inquisitorum Stephen of Bourbon Arnaut Catalan Fabio Chigi (later Pope Alexander VII) Diego Deza Bernard Gui Heinrich Institoris, author of Malleus Maleficarum...
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together to support Fabio Chigi, who was elected and took office as Pope Alexander VII. Later that year he was ordained Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati. About...
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The Statue of Alexander VII is a large sculpture of Fabio Chigi (Pope Alexander VII), designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini and executed...
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Alexander John may refer to: Prince Alexander John of Wales (1871–1871), son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra Alexander John (athlete) (born 1986)...
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d'oro (equivalent of about 1.7 kg of gold). The two roses sent by Pope Alexander VII were valued at about 800 and 1200 scudi respectively. Pope Clement IX...
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Vienna Dioscurides (category Pope Alexander VII)
Chortasmenos in 1406. In the mid-15th century, it was used to create the Pope Alexander VII Dioscorides, now in the Vatican Library, by the monks of St. John the...
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List of saints by pope (section Alexander VII)
Pope Nicholas II did not canonize any saints. Pope Alexander II canonized four saints. Pope Gregory VII canonized nine saints Pope Victor III did not canonize...
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