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Papal States (States of the Church). Holy See. Vatican
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  • The Pope's Daughterby Caroline P. Murphy

    Oxford University Press 2005; US$ 12.95

    The untold story of Felice della Rovere, the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II, and her rise to wealth and power in Renaissance Rome. more...

  • Mistress of the Vaticanby Eleanor Herman

    HarperCollins 2009; US$ 9.99

    Born without a dowry, nearly forced into a convent, and later married off to a man she didn't love, Olimpia Maidalchini vowed never to be poor, powerless, or beholden to any man again. Instead, using her wits, Olimpia became the unofficial ruler of the most powerful institution in the world: the Roman Catholic Church. The Church firmly states that women must be excluded from church leadership positions—but for more than a decade in the seventeenth century, Olimpia ran the Vatican. As sister-in-law and reputed mistress of the indecisive Pope Innocent X, she appointed cardinals, negotiated with foreign ambassadors, and helped herself to a heaping portion of the Papal States' treasury. In Mistress of the Vatican , New York... more...

  • America and the Vaticanby Robert F. Illing

    Midpoint Trade Books 2011; US$ 14.99

    The reader is given a rare view of the operations of the Vatican in the diplomatic world and some fascinating sidelights into the Vatican archives such as the role Benjamin Franklin played in the selection of the first Catholic Bishop in the United States and what the Pope actually intended to do about Henry the VIII.Robert Illing brings the reader into the fascinating and colorful political world of the Vatican, a unique entity with the dual nature of political state which functions apart from its other position as center of the Roman Catholic Church. A separate politcal state with diplomatic offices in most countries in the world, the Vatican has a unique position as a listening post unlike any other country in the world. Robert Illing brings... more...

  • Die Geheimnisse des Vatikanby Corrado Augias; Sabine Heymann

    C.H. Beck 2011; US$ 20.37

    Hauptbeschreibung Die Skandalgeschichte des Vatikan Mit Corrado Augias betritt der Leser den Vatikan durch die Hintertür: Der Autor führt ihn in die Privatgemächer der Päpste, findet in dunklen Winkeln Spuren vergangener Skandale, durchleuchtet ungeklärte Vorfälle bei der Schweizergarde und der Vatikanbank, besucht die Zentrale des Opus Dei, fragt nach der Rolle des Papstes während des Zweiten Weltkriegs und entdeckt die geheime Botschaft großer Kunstwerke. Corrado Augias versteht es meisterhaft, ungewöhnliche und überraschende Geschichten aus dem Vatikan lebendig zu erzählen und mit scheinbar nebensächlichen Entdeckungen zu einem faszinierenden Panorama der zweitausendjährigen Geschichte des päpstlichen Rom zu verweben. Dabei geht er mit... more...

  • The Vaticanby Michael Collins

    DK Publishing 2011; US$ 22.95

    Written by a Vatican insider and accomplished church historian, this book is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the world's smallest nation and the spiritual center of the Catholic Church. Produced with the full cooperation of the Vatican, this is a beautifully illustrated insiders guide into the 2,000-year-long history of the Vatican and papal influence, daily life and governance of the world's largest religious body, and the art collections and other priceless treasures rarely seen by the public. In addition to a unique photographic tour, the book includes personal interviews with various Vatican employees and insiders who make their home there, from a Swiss Guard to a singer in the Sistine Chapel choir. This book is an unparalleled look... more...

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