The papal nobility are the aristocracy of the Holy See, composed of persons holding titles bestowed by the Pope. From the Middle Ages into the nineteenth...

of the Black Nobility, led by Princess Elvina Pallavicini, started courting traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Papal nobility Papal household Prince...

only one or two generations, elevated to the Roman nobility when a relative was elected to the papal throne. Modern Italy is dotted with the fruits of...

Assistant to the Papal Throne (Lat. Stator proximus a Solio Pontificis maximi) was a hereditary title of nobility available in the Papal Court from the...

whole. The nobility that was closely associated with the Holy See at the time of the Papal States continued to be associated with the Papal Court after...

exempted, immediately enter the Papal nobility as Counts of Rome. Pope Paul VI ended the use of this and similar titles of nobility in 1968. Prelate Assistants...

son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri and part of the Papal nobility. Ruspoli was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and raised in Rome, Italy and...

duality between the Papal nobility and the Roman baronial families by equating the civic patriciate of the city of Rome with the nobility created by the Pope...

The papal apartments is the non-official designation for the collection of apartments, which are private, state, and religious, that wrap around a courtyard...

Papal regalia and insignia are the official items of attire and decoration proper to the Pope in his capacity as the visible head of the Catholic Church...

the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death on 22 July 1676. Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, born in Rome in 1590, belonged to the Papal nobility. He...

James IV of Scotland Papal nobility in se: Prince Duke Marquis Count Baron Hierarchy of the Catholic Church Ecclesiastical address Papal Household Grand Master...

Papal cross The papal cross is a Christian cross, which serves as an emblem for the office of the Pope in ecclesiastical heraldry. It is depicted as a...

A papal bull is a type of public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by a pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the leaden seal (bulla)...

out by the pope. For the modern Catholic Church, a papal encyclical is a specific category of papal document, a kind of pastoral letter concerning Catholic...

century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state. From a Catholic...

States, from medieval times, the papal nobility formed a part of the Papal Court. The roles and positions in the papal household and court evolved and changed...

The Papal slippers (Italian: pantofole papali) are a historical accoutrement worn by the Pope. The papal slippers were a form of episcopal sandals worn...

The papal shoes are the red leather outdoor shoes worn by the Pope. They are distinct from the indoor papal slippers or the Episcopal sandals, which are...

acknowledge the papal nobility of Rome (fourteen families, among which is the Ruspoli family), as those titles had been created by papal authority. The...

A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. Catholics consider the pope to...

A Papal Mass is the Solemn Pontifical High Mass celebrated by the Pope. It is celebrated on such occasions as a papal coronation, an ex cathedra pronouncement...

secret at the time. Upon her marriage, Wilde became a princess of the Papal nobility. On February 8, 2011, she and Ruspoli announced that they were separating...

(1957–1970); the last Commander Corsican Guard Palatine Guard Papal Zouaves Papal nobility Black nobility Index of Vatican City-related articles "Historic Army...

Apostolic constitutions are issued as papal bulls because of their solemn, public form. Among types of papal legislation, apostolic letters issued motu...

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican City (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Citta di Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica...

The Pontifical Swiss Guard, also known as the Papal Swiss Guard or simply Swiss Guard, is an armed forces (in the past), guard of honour, and protective...

by Saint Peter and Saint Paul. By virtue of the doctrines of Petrine and papal primacy, it is the focal point of full communion for Catholics around the...

The House of Colonna is an Italian noble family, forming part of the papal nobility. It played a pivotal role in medieval and Renaissance Rome, supplying...

The Prefecture of the Papal Household (Prefettura della Casa Pontificia) is the office in charge of the Papal Household, a section of the Roman Curia...