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  2. Papal tiara - Wikipedia

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    The third crown was added to the papal tiara during the Avignon Papacy (1309–1378), giving rise to the form called the triregnum. [18] [19] After Pope Clement V at Avignon, various versions of the three-crown tiara have been worn by popes also in Rome down to Pope Paul VI, who was crowned with one in 1963. [citation needed]

  3. Pope Leo III - Wikipedia

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    Pope Leo III (Latin: Leo III; died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death. Protected by Charlemagne from the supporters of his predecessor, Adrian I , Leo subsequently strengthened Charlemagne's position by crowning him emperor .

  4. List of papal tiaras in existence - Wikipedia

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    Presented by Cardinal Pietro Respighi on behalf of the world's Catholics to commemorate the Pope Leo XIII's silver jubilee as pope. [20] [21] 17 Tiara of Pope Pius X 1908 Created by papal jewelers Tatani to commemorate the golden jubilee of the ordination of Pope Pius X as a priest. Made because the pope found other tiaras too heavy. 18

  5. Papal regalia and insignia - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, he wears special red satin or velvet papal slippers indoors, and red leather papal shoes outdoors. The papal shoes were traditionally red, although Pope John Paul II would sometimes wear black or brown leather shoes. Pope Benedict XVI restored the use of the traditional red papal shoes, but Pope Francis has reverted to black shoes.

  6. Papal coats of arms - Wikipedia

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    The last pope who was elected without already being a bishop was Gregory XVI in 1831 and the last who was not even a priest when elected was Leo X in 1513. [8] In the 16th and 17th century, heraldists also made up coats of arms for earlier popes, especially of the 11th and 12th centuries. [9] This became more restrained by the end of the 17th ...

  7. The Coronation of Charlemagne - Wikipedia

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    It is quite likely that the fresco refers to the Concordat of Bologna, negotiated between the Holy See and the kingdom of France in 1515, since Leo III is in fact a portrait of Leo X and Charlemagne a portrait of Francis I. [3] According to Giorgio Vasari, the child page holding the royal crown is a portrait of the infant Ippolito de' Medici.

  8. Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia

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    The coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III. The Holy Roman Emperor received the imperial regalia from the hands of the Pope, symbolizing both the pope's right to crown Christian sovereigns and also the emperor's role as protector of the Catholic Church. The Holy Roman empresses were crowned as well.

  9. List of canonically crowned images - Wikipedia

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    Pope Leo XIII: Notre-Dame de Toutes Aides: 24 June 1883: Church of Our Lady of All Helps, Nantes: Pope Leo XIII: Notre-Dame du Grand Retour: 25 August 1885: Basilica of Notre-Dame, Boulogne: Pope Leo XIII: Notre-Dame du Folgoët: 8 September 1888: Basilica of Notre-Dame du Folgoët, Le Folgoët: Pope Leo XIII: Notre-Dame d'Arliquet [85] 25 ...