The deaths of the popes : comprehensive accounts, including funerals, burial places and epitaphs / Wendy J. Reardon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reardon, Wendy J., 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Liturgy--History.

Catholic Church.

Popes--Tombs.

Popes.

Funeral service--Catholic Church--History.

Funeral service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The traditions associated with a pope's death have changed from when they were buried in the catacombs of Rome. Various ceremonies, rites and rituals developed over time, but a formal procedure was not initiated until the early 1300s and even then was not always strictly followed. This comprehensive reference book provides information on the deaths, funerals and burial places of each pope and antipope from St. Peter (Apostle) to John Paul I. (Innocent X was almost gnawed by rats because no one would bury him; Alexander VI was stuffed into a carpet and pummeled into his coffin; and the corpse o

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Translators; Preface; Introduction; The Deaths of the Popes; Notes; Appendices: ; 1. Alphabetical List of Popes; 2. Papal Death, Burial and Reburial Chart; 3. Existing Papal Monuments, Tombs and Other Funerary Objects, Listed by Location; 4. Papal Tombs During the Reconstruction of St. Peter's; 5. Old St. Peter's Tomb Map; 6. Papal Organ Burial in the Church of SS. Vincenzo e Anastasio; 7. The Apostolic Constitution (Universii Domini Gregis); 8. The Legend of Pope Joan; 9. The Cemetery of Callixtus: The Crypt of the Popes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0231-X