The Papacy: An Encyclopedia

This three‐volume heavyweight, bound in imperial purple, is a translation of the French Dictionnaire historique de la papauté, published in 1994 by Librairie Arthème Fayard. It is an A to Z encyclopedia that covers all the popes (and antipopes), as well as topics related to the papacy, such as encyclicals, religious orders, architecture and the Vatican. A comprehensive index, bibliographies, and cross‐references aid user navigation. Bibliographies are provided to almost all entries, maps where appropriate (such as Papal States, Vatican City State), and appendices that list all the popes chronologically, all the martyred popes, and the popes who are...