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Vatican FAQ -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
What is the Vatican? The Vatican is an independent state located inside the city of Rome covering an area of 17 square miles. It is the home of Pope Benedict XVI, the current head of the Catholic Church worldwide. The Roman Pontiff, who resides at the Vatican, as the successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful. About one billion people worldwide profess the ...
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MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER TO HOST EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR VATICAN ART & HISTORY EXHIBIT
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) – One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul for a limited engagement beginning Sept. 27, 2008. “Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard” will present unique objects illustrating the Vatican’s impact on history and culture through 2,000 ...
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Exhibition Gallery Layout and Artistic Highlights -- " Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard"
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
“Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard” features approximately 200 works of art and historically significant objects, many of which have never left the Vatican. The exhibition is organized into four thematic sections that illustrate the evolution of the Church and its papacy beginning with Saint Peter through Pope Benedict XVI, with special emphasis on the founding 500 years ago of ...
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Exhibition Glossary
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Alb A white linen vestment with close fitting sleeves, reaching nearly to the ground and secured round the waist by a girdle (cincture). Antependium A hanging suspended over and in front of the altar. Bascinet A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. Cassock A long outer garment worn by clerics and servers. It is usually black, but red is worn by Cardinals and white by the ...
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Lending Institutions -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Many of the works and documents exhibited in Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard have never been on public display or previously left the Vatican. Therefore, this exhibition has provided an occasion for undertaking a careful restoration and conservation process that will preserve these objects for future generations. The following institutions have lent the objects for this ...
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Spokespeople -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
EXHIBITION CURATOR Monsignor Roberto Zagnoli is an Italian priest from Ravenna who has worked at the Vatican for fourteen years. As Curator of the Vatican Museums, Monsignor Zagnoli carefully selected objects from the participating Vatican agencies and organized them to tell the 2000-year history covered by the exhibition and commemorated in the exhibition guide book he co-wrote. Zagnoli also works for Monsignor Guido Marini ...
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Photo Sheet -- Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Photos © Governatorato of the Vatican City State. Media Contacts: Amanda Hooper Risdall McKinney Public Relations Phone: 651-286-6776 E-mail:Amanda@risdall.com or Jessica Kohen Minnesota Historical Society Phone: 651-259-3148 E-mail:Jessica.kohen@mnhs.org These photo descriptions are available online at http://events.mnhs.org/media
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Fact Sheet about Vatican Splendors in St. Paul
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
FACT SHEET WHAT: One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to St. Paul. The Minnesota History Center hosts “Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the ...
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Photo Descriptions
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Release Date: 26-Aug-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: St. Paul Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Object Photos Mandylion of Edessa 3rd-5th century Tempera on linen attached to wood, silver, gilt copper, various stones 65 x 45 x 21 cm Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Vatican City State Mosaic Fragment with Image of Saint Paul the Apostle ca. 799 (restored by G. B. Calandra in 1625) Mosaic 59.7 x 39.7 x 9 cm Vatican Museums, Vatican ...
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Spokespeople--Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 9-Jun-08 Author or Contact: Emily Vincent Category: Cleveland Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
CONSULTANTS TO THE EXHIBITION Brother Charles Hilken, F.S.C., M.S.L., Ph. D., is professor and chair of the Department of History at Saint Mary’s College of California. Trained as a medieval historian with special emphasis on manuscript studies, he has twice been elected a research fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto. He has authored two books, including “Memory and Community in Southern Medieval Italy: The ...
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Photo Sheet--Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 9-Jun-08 Author or Contact: Emily Vincent Category: Cleveland Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit

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Vatican FAQ--Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 9-Jun-08 Author or Contact: Emily Vincent Category: Cleveland Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
What is the Vatican? The Vatican is an independent state located inside the city of Rome covering an area of 17 square miles. It is the home of Pope Benedict XVI, the current head of the Catholic Church worldwide. The Roman Pontiff, who resides at the Vatican, as the successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity of both the bishops and of the faithful. About one billion people worldwide profess the ...
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Photo descriptions--Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 9-Jun-08 Author or Contact: Emily Vincent Category: Cleveland Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Object Photos Mandylion of Edessa 3rd-5th century Tempera on linen attached to wood, silver, gilt copper, various stones 65 x 45 x 21 cm Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Vatican City State Mosaic Fragment with Image of Saint Paul the Apostle ca. 799 (restored by G. B. Calandra in 1625) Mosaic 59.7 x 39.7 x 9 cm Vatican Museums, Vatican City State Cast of the Hand of Pope John Paul II ...
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Lending Institutions--Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 9-Jun-08 Author or Contact: Emily Vincent Category: Cleveland Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Many of the works and documents exhibited in Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard have never been on public display or previously left the Vatican. Therefore, this exhibition has provided an occasion for undertaking a careful restoration and conservation process that will preserve these objects for future generations. The following institutions have lent the objects for this exhibition, ...
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Exhibition Gallery Layout and Artistic Highlights--Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and The Swiss Guard
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Release Date: 9-Jun-08 Author or Contact: Emily Vincent Category: Cleveland Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard features approximately 200 works of art and historically significant objects, many of which have never left the Vatican. The exhibition is organized into four thematic sections that illustrate the evolution of the Church and its papacy beginning with Saint Peter through the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI, with special emphasis on the founding 500 years ago ...
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CLEVELAND TO HOST ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF VATICAN ART
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Release Date: 29-May-08 Author or Contact: Emily Vincent Category: Cleveland Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Exhibition features reliquary holding fragments of bones of Saint Peter, personal items of Michelangelo, Bernini’s sculpture, papal election objects and earliest known representation of Jesus
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Fact Sheet about Vatican Splendors in Cleveland
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Release Date: 28-May-08 Author or Contact: Emily Vincent Category: Cleveland Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
FACT SHEET WHAT: One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to Cleveland. The Western Reserve Historical Society hosts Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard beginning May 31, 2008. The exhibition features approximately 200 rare works of art and historically significant ...
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Exhibition Organizers
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Release Date: 29-Jan-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Exhibition Organizers Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Exhibition Organizers “Vatican Splendors” is organized and circulated in conjunction with the Governatorato of the Vatican City State. The exhibition is produced by Evergreen Exhibitions in association with the Florida International Museum. Objects in the exhibition are on loan from the Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the Vatican Museums, the ...
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Vatican Art & History Exhibit
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Release Date: 29-Jan-08 Author or Contact: Rob Sumner Category: Vatican Exhibit Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
One of the largest collections of Vatican art and historical objects ever viewed in North America to open in St. Petersburg Reliquary holding fragment of bones of Saint Peter, Michelangelo personal items, Bernini’s sculpture, Papal election objects, earliest known representation of Jesus featured in collection. SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. (November 7, 2007) – One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant ...
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Lending Institutions
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Release Date: 29-Jan-08 Author or Contact: Mike Kempf Category: Recent News Subcategory: Vatican Splendors Exhibit
Many of the works and documents exhibited in Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Swiss Guard have never been on public display or previously left the Vatican. Therefore, this exhibition has provided an occasion for undertaking a careful restoration and conservation process that will preserve these objects for future generations. The following institutions have lent the objects for this exhibition, one of ...
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