The Devil’s Dungeons
Devilish inventions filled the dungeons and dens of the church… Continue reading The Devil’s Dungeons
Tag: #Leo XIII
Thomas of Tolentino
Thomas was born in Tolentino in the March of Ancona within the Papal States around 1250 to 1260. He became a Franciscan early in life and developed a reputation for strict adherence to its rule, particularly concerning the vow of poverty. A fellow of St Nicholas of Tolentino and one of Angelo da … Continue reading Thomas of Tolentino
World’s Smallest Sovereign State Born
The story of the papacy in the 1800s was a story of riches to rags. When Pope Pius IX was crowned in 1846, the church owned the Papal States (17,000 square miles of Italian territory) as well as parts of … Continue reading World’s Smallest Sovereign State Born
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