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Napoleon letter denying he ordered pope kidnapping sold at auction
A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday ...
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Pope Francis took one last ride in a Mercedes before death. History of the 'popemobile.'
The sedia gestatoria dates back to Pope Urban VI in 1378, Britannica states. In 1800, Pope Pius VII used a new form of ...
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Napoleon letter auction recalls French pope detention
A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer ...
Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88; check out the top 10 longest-serving popes in history
Across the course of history, the papacy has been home to leaders whose tenures have had a lasting impact on the Catholic ...
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Pope Francis took one last ride in a Mercedes before death. History of the 'popemobile.'
The sedia gestatoria dates back to Pope Urban VI in 1378, Britannica states. In 1800, Pope Pius VII used a new form of transportation: horse-drawn carriage. Pontiffs sat inside various luxurious ...