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A complete history of the popes of Rome, from Saint Peter, the first Bishop to Pius the Ninth, the present Pope : including the history of saints, martyrs, fathers of the church, religious orders, cardinals, inquisitions, schisms and the gr

Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. · 2 volumes in 1 (478, 432 pages) : 24 cm · Work contains history of popes from Saint Peter, the first Bishop of Rome to Pius IX, who was elected in 1846 "[while the preceding work was passing through the press, intelligence was received of the death of Gregory XVI ...]" vol. 2, p. 432. "This work opens to our view a clear exposition of the public history and private practices of the men, who, from the position of simple pastors of a singe church, advanced their authority, step by step, until they became not only the ecclesiastical, but in fact the temporal lords of Christendom"--Translator's Preface, p.[3] · Two volume set bound together; vol. 2 has separate t.p. and new pagination · Includes engraved frontispiece in each vol.: "Charles IX sends the head of Coligny to Gregory XIII", vol. 1 and "Pope Martin V at the Council of Basle", vol. 2 · Text printed in two columns · Also known as "The public and private history of the popes of Rome : from the earliest period to the present time, including the history of saints, martyrs, fathers of the church, religious o

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