This acclaimed papal Who's Who contains updated biographical accounts of all the popes from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI. Arranged chronologically it provides a continuous history of the papacy as well as their irregularly elected rivals (the so-called antipopes). It is fully indexed for quick reference and includes recommended further reading.
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50 Celebrated Occupants of the Throne of St. Peter
The 256 occupants of the throne of St Peter have included saints, visionaries, voluptuaries, rogues and cowards; papal lives have embraced a moral spectrum from priestly abstinence and rectitude to worldly excess and depravity. This text contains 50 biographical essays profiling the occupants of the throne of St Peter.
Autorem zevrubného pohledu na život minulého papeže Jana Pavla II. je anglický historik a knihovník Heythrop College Londýnské univerzity. Doplněno černobílými fotografiemi.