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• Bernini, Gian Lorenzo    b. 1598  d. November 28, 1680
  Artist. A renowned sculptor, he is considered to be the founder of the Baroque style. (Bio by: GP)
  Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8974991, 12.4986095 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Borghese, Pauline   b. October 20, 1780  d. June 9, 1825
  Sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was first married to one of his generals Charles Leclerc and accompanied him to Haiti in 1802 to remove General Toussaint L'Ouverture from power. Her husband died of yellow fever later that year and Pauline was remarried by Napoleon to Camillo Borghese. A large portion of the Borghese art collection was purchased at a discount for the Lourvre thanks to this marriage. Pauline is notable for posing for a partially nude sculpture by Antonio Canova which caused...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul S.)
  Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
   
• Clement VIII, Pope    b. March, 1536  d. January 30, 1605
  Roman Catholic Pope. Born Ippolito Aldobrandini, he served as Pope from 1592 to 1605. He reversed the policy of his predecessors by allying the Holy See with France rather than with Spain, which had assumed a dictatorial attitude over the papacy. (Bio by: MC)
  Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8974991, 12.4986095 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Honorius III, Pope    d. March 18, 1227
  Catholic Pope. Born Cencio Savelli, he was created cardinal in 1197 and was an able administrator of the papal treasury. On his accession to the papacy he preached a crusade against the Moors in 1218; blessed the Dominicans, the Franciscans, and the Carmelites; he also encouraged lay tertiaries in these orders. He is the author of 'Compilata quinta,' the first official book of canon law, and wrote biographies of popes Celestine III and Gregory VII. (Bio by: MC)
  Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8974991, 12.4986095 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Jerome, Saint   b. 346  d. September 30, 420
  Saint. Original name Eusebius Hieronymous Sophronius. He was born in the city of Stridon, between the borders of Dalmatia and Pannonia (most probably in modern-day Bosnia-Herzegovina), in the year 347. Although his parents were Christians, Jerome himself did not get baptized until about the year 360, when he was studying rhetoric, philosophy, grammar, and the Greek language in Rome. After studying in Rome for a few years, he and his friend Bonosus, a bishop, went to Gaul, where Jerome took up...[Read More] (Bio by: Carrie-Anne)
  Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  Plot: Originally interred in Bethlehem; relics were later moved to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
  GPS coordinates: 41.8974991, 12.4986095 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Nicholas IV, Pope    b. September 30, 1227  d. April 4, 1292
  Roman Catholic Pope. Born Girolamo (Jerome) Masci, he was elected on February 15, 1288. He protested his unworthiness for the throne, and was re-elected on February 22, 288. As Pope Nicholas IV, he was intensely interested in missionary projects. He sent the famous Franciscan John of Montecorvino to follow the tracks of Marco Polo and preach Christianity in far-off China. He corresponded with Mongols, Bulgarians, and Tartars. Nicholas IV contributed to the artistic beauty of Rome, building...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8974991, 12.4986095 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Pius V, Saint. Pope    b. January 17, 1504  d. May 1, 1572
  Roman Catholic Pope, Saint. Born Michele Ghisleri, he was the firstPpope after the Reformation to put Catholicism on the political offensive. He excommunicated (1570) Queen Elizabeth I of England and forbade English Roman Catholics to give her their allegiance, a serious political mistake on his part since it had the effect of rallying the English to Elizabeth. In his charity he visited the hospitals, and sat by the bedside of the sick, consoling them and preparing them to die. He washed the...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8974991, 12.4986095 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Sixtus V, Pope    b. December 13, 1520  d. August 27, 1590
  Roman Catholic Pope. He served as head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590. A tireless worker, best remembered for completing the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, building the Vatican Library and for erecting a series of obelisks in key places throughout Rome including St. Peter's Square. He was one of the great figures of the Counter Reformation. Born Felice Peretti in 1520 into a poor family in Grottammare, Italy, at age 12 he entered the Franciscan order, receiving a Doctor Degree in...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
  Cause of death: Malaria
  Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  Plot: Blessed Sacrament/Sistine Chapel
  GPS coordinates: 41.8974991, 12.4986095 (hddd.dddd)
   

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