Other irregularities include the confusion of Athenian Pope St. Anacletus and Roman Pope St. Cletus, the listing of St. Felix as Pope Felix II and the insertion of John XV.Time
I have read many versions of how the Vatican got its name. The most likely is that the Etruscan society living in this area referred to it as Vaticaprior to Roman settlement. It was a marshy area called Ager Vaticanus. There are a lot of other theories which may well be correct...
Everyone should go to France at least once in their lives. Once you get there, deciding what to see and do could be an enjoyable challenge. France is noted for its food (and wines), fashion and fun. The country offers incredible beauty, from the ocean to
proposition has been censured, and to which so many highly venerated men (bishops, cardinals, popes, and saints) have belonged; and it is stilllessprobableinview of the approval of the various general statutes (repeated so often down to the present day), in which Scotism is at least ...
As soon as money enters the picture, the skeptics are going to win some ground. The rise of money-making "exorcism ministries" around the world leads many people who might otherwise reserve judgment to outright reject the validity of the Catholic view of possession and exorcism, even though th...
the museums. If you are looking at the bronze pinecone, the entrance into the museums is up the stairs to your right. Once inside, look to your right down the very long hall filled with statues and busts. Don’t spend too much time here because there are many better things to see. ...
Nero didn’t live to see the palace completed, and it’s to his successor Domitian that we owe the lion’s share of the complex. After the fall of the Roman empire the vast dwelling was used by the popes before falling into disrepair until the Farnese family transformed the site into ...
The counterfeit Richard Mills should be easy to see. It’s mostly made of plastic, cheap in design, and doesn’t have the same performance as the real thing. The fake Richard Mill Hour has become popular these days, and many have fallen in love with the fake. It’s essential to identi...
In reference to the full Moon, Paschal refers to the date of the full Moon, which was determined many years ago as the 14th day of a lunar month. Ancient calculations (made inA.D.325) did not consider certain lunar motions. So, the Paschal Full Moon is the 14th day of a lunar month...
When people want to remember a particular event, many get a tattoo with Roman numeralsspelling out a special date—birthdays, wedding dates, and other commemorations. Convert your date into Roman numerals Probably the most popular use of Roman numerals, at least in the USA, is theSuper Bowl....