The remarkable, and permanently influential, papal history known as the Liber pontificalis shaped perceptions and the memory of Rome, the popes, and the many-layered past of both city and papacy within western Europe. ![]() The author draws from his popular audio CD lecture series on the topic, 2,000 Years of Papal History, available through Now You Know Media (Download Rome and the Invention of the Papacy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle This simultaneously reverent yet critical book will appeal to readers interested in both religion and history as it chronicles the saints and sinners who have led the Roman Catholic Church over the past 2000 years. ![]() The author does not shy away from controversies in the church, and includes legends like Pope Joan and a comprehensive list of popes and antipopes to help readers get a full picture of the papacy. Rather than describe each pope one by one, the book focuses on the popes that shaped pivotal moments in both church and world history. O'Malley's engaging narrative examines the 265 individuals who have claimed to be Peter's successors. From its origins in Saint Peter, Jesus' chief disciple, through Pope Benedict XVI today, the popes have been key players in virtually all of the great dramas of the western world in the last two thousand years. Download A History of the Popes Book in PDF, Epub and KindleĪ History of the Popes tells the story of the oldest living institution in the Western world-the papacy.
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