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Castel Sant'Angelo |
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Castel Sant’Angelo built in Rome by Hadrian as an imperial mausoleum. [Rom. Hist.: Collier’s, XVI, 539] See : Burial Ground How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We learn that the Society of Jesus was missing from the 1775 jubilee because the Jesuit general was in prison in the Castel Sant'Angelo while the order underwent a process of suppression. Provoked by Clement VII's alliance with the anti-imperial League of Cognac, the assault on Rome by the troops of Charles V drove the Pope into hiding at the Castel Sant'Angelo for months and resulted in the devastation of the city. |
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