1. Pope Alexander VI - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Because of his invectives against papal corruption, Girolamo Savonarola was viewed with hostility by pope alexander VI. He was eventually arrested and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI

Pope Alexander VI From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Alexander VI Birth name Roderic Llan§ol de Borja i Borja (in Catalan Italian : Rodrigo Borgia) August 11 August 18 Predecessor Innocent VIII Successor Pius III Born January 1 X tiva Valencia Spain Died August 18 Rome Italy Other popes named Alexander Pope Alexander VI 1 January 18 August ), born Roderic Llan§ol , later Roderic de Borja Italian Borgia ), who was Pope from to , is the most controversial of the secular popes of the Renaissance and one whose surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. He was born at Xativa Valencia Spain , and his father's surname was Lanzol ( Castilian ) or Llan§ol ( Catalan ); he assumed his mother's family name of Borja on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Calixtus III in Contents Education and election Nepotism and opposition French involvement The French in retreat ... edit Education and election Roderic de Borja studied law at Bologna and after his uncle's election as pope, was created successively bishop cardinal and vice-chancellor of the church

2. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01289a.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... A > Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia , in Spain , 1 January, 1431; died in Rome , 18 August, 1503. His parents Pope Callixtus III The young Rodrigo had not yet definitely chosen his profession when the elevation of his uncle to the papacy (1455) opened up new prospects to his ambition . He was adopted into the immediate family of Callixtus and was known henceforward to the Italians as Rodrigo Borgia. Like so many other princely cadets, he was obtruded upon the Church , the question of a clerical vocation being left completely out of consideration. After conferring several rich benefices on him, his uncle sent him for a short year to study law at the University of Bologna . In 1456, at the age of twenty-five, he was made Cardinal Deacon of St. Nicolo in Carcere , and held that title until 1471, when he became Cardinal-Bishop of Albano ; in 1476 he was made Cardinal-Bishop of Porto and Dean of the Sacred College (Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica, II, 12). His official position in the Curia after 1457 was that of Vice-Chancellor of the Roman Church , and though many envied him this lucrative office he seems in his long administration of the Papal Chancery to have given general satisfaction. Even

3. Alexander Pope Alexander Pope wrote his first verses at the age of 12. His breakthrough work, AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM (1711), appeared when he was twentythree. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/apope.htm

Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback TimeSearch for Books and Writers by Bamber Gascoigne Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English essayist, critic, satirist, and one of the greatest poets of Enlightenment. Alexander Pope wrote his first verses at the age of 12. His breakthrough work, AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM (1711), appeared when he was twenty-three. It included the famous line "a little learning is a dangerous thing." Pope's physical defects made him an easy target for heartless mockery, but he was also considered a leading literary critic and the epitome of English Neoclassicism. "Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be." (from An Essay on Criticism Alexander Pope was born in London as the son of Alexander Pope, a Roman Catholic linen-merchant, and Edith (Turner) Pope, who was forty-four when Alexander, her only child, was born. Edith Pope belonged to a large Yorkshire family, which divided along Catholic and Protestant lines. His early years Pope spent at Binfield on the edge of Windsor Forest, and recalled this period as a golden age: "Thy forests, Windsor, and thy green retreats, / At once the monarch's and the Muse's seats, / Invite my lays. Be present, sylvan maids! Unlock your springs, and open all your shades." Anecdotes from Pope's life were deemed worthy of collecting during his lifetime. Joseph Spence, a critic, minor poet, and Pope's biographer, tells that Pope was "a child of a particularly sweet temper and had a great deal of sweetness in his look when he was a boy". Due to his melodious voice, he was nicknamed "the Little Nightingale".

4. Pope Alexander VI Alexander VI, given name Rodrigo Borgia, Roman Catholic Pope from 1492 until his death, is the most memorable of the corrupt and secular popes of the http://www.nndb.com/people/159/000092880/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Pope Alexander VI AKA Rodrigo de Borja Born: 1-Jan Birthplace: Died: 18-Aug Location of death: Rome, Italy Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Italy Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Religion Nationality: Italy Executive summary: Divided the New World for Portugal, Spain Pope Pius II On the death of Pope Innocent VIII Ferdinand of Aragon , king of Naples (Don Ferrante). This brought the latter into conflict with Alexander, who determined to revenge himself by making an alliance with the king's enemies, especially the Sforza family, lords of Milan. In this he was opposed by Cardinal della Rovere, whose candidature for the papacy had been backed by Ferdinand. Della Rovere, feeling that Rome was a dangerous place for him, fortified himself in his bishopric of Ostia at the Tiber's mouth, while Ferdinand allied himself with Florence, Milan, Venice, and the pope formed a league against Naples (April 25, 1493) and prepared for war. Ferdinand appealed to Spain for help; but Spain was anxious to be on good terms with the pope to obtain a title over the newly discovered continent of America and could not afford to quarrel with him. Alexander meditated great marriages for his children. Lucrezia had been married to the Spaniard Don Gasparo de Procida, but on her father's elevation to the papacy the union was annulled, and in 1493 she was married to Giovanni Sforza, lord of Pesaro, the ceremony being celebrated at the Vatican with unparalleled magnificence. But in spite of the splendors of the court, the condition of Rome became every day more deplorable. The city swarmed with Spanish adventurers, assassins, prostitutes and informers; murder and robbery were committed with impunity, heretics and Jews were admitted to the city on payment of bribes, and the pope himself shamelessly cast aside all show of decorum, living a purely secular and immoral life, and indulging in the chase, dancing, stage plays and indecent orgies. One of his boon companions was Jem, the brother of the sultan Bayezid, detained as a hostage.

5. Alexander Pope --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Alexander Pope poet and satirist of the English Augustan period, best known for his poems An Essay on Criticism http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9060837/Alexander-Pope

var britAdCategory = "literature"; Already a member? LOGIN Encyclopædia Britannica - the Online Encyclopedia Home Blog Advocacy Board ... Free Trial Britannica Online Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Introduction Early works Homer and The Dunciad Life at Twickenham Assessment ... Print this Table of Contents Linked Articles William Wycherley Henry Cromwell Jacob Tonson Pott's disease ... mock epic Shopping New! Britannica Book of the Year The Ultimate Review of 2007. 2007 Britannica Encyclopedia Set (32-Volume Set) Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. New! Britannica 2008 Ultimate DVD/CD-ROM The world's premier software reference source. Alexander Pope Page 1 of 5 born May 21, 1688, London, England died May 30, 1744, Twickenham, near London Alexander Pope, portrait by Thomas Hudson; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London poet and satirist of the English Augustan period, best known for his poems An Essay on Criticism The Rape of the Lock The Dunciad (1728), and

6. Island Of Freedom - Alexander Pope Alexander Pope was an English poet who, modeling himself after the great poets of classical antiquity, wrote highly polished verse, often in a didactic or http://www.island-of-freedom.com/POPE.HTM

Island of Freedom Homer Sophocles Virgil Ovid ... Auden If white and black blend, soften, and unite/ A thousand ways, is there no black or white?. Alexander Pope Home Theologians Philosophers Poets ... Siddhartha Alexander Pope PLACES: The Rape of the Lock Home Page POEMS: An Essay on Man The Rape of the Lock Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady The Universal Prayer ... Bounce to Fop Alexander Pope was an English poet who, modeling himself after the great poets of classical antiquity, wrote highly polished verse, often in a didactic or satirical vein. In verse translations, moral and critical essays, and satires that made him the foremost poet of his age, he brought the heroic couplet, which had been refined by John Dryden , to ultimate perfection. Pope was the son of a London cloth merchant. His parents were Roman Catholics, which automatically barred him from England's Protestant universities. Until he was 12 years old, he was educated largely by priests; primarily self-taught afterward, he read widely in English letters, as well as in French, Italian, Latin, and Greek. A devastating illness, probably tuberculosis of the spine, struck him in childhood, leaving him deformed. He never grew taller than 4 ft 6 in and was subject to violent headaches. Perhaps as a result of this condition, he was hypersensitive and exceptionally irritable all his life. In 1717 Pope moved to a villa in Twickenham, west of London on the Thames River, where he lived for the rest of his life. The most celebrated personages of the day came to visit him there. He was a bitterly quarrelsome man and attacked his literary contemporaries viciously and often without provocation. To some, however, he was warm and affectionate; he had a long and close friendship with the English writers Jonathan Swift and John Gay.

7. AN ABRIDGED HISTORY OF ROME - PART III - VII - THE LOSS OF THE LEADERSHIP IN THE He was born in Siena and he chose to be called pope alexander VII as a tribute to In 1659 pope alexander VII issued a bull which reserved access to the http://www.romeartlover.it/Storia25.html

What's New! Detailed Sitemap Roberto Piperno , owner of the domain. Write to romapip@quipo.it . Text edited by Rosamie Moore. ABRIDGED HISTORY OF ROME - PART III VII - THE LOSS OF THE LEADERSHIP IN THE ARTS In this page: Pope Alexander VII Bernini in Paris Pope Clement IX Pope Clement X ... Iconography P ope A lexander VII The conclave which followed the death of Pope Innocent X on January 7, 1655 was a very lengthy one; it started on January 18 and it ended on April 7 with the election of Cardinal Fabio Chigi. He was born in Siena and he chose to be called Pope Alexander VII as a tribute to Pope Alexander III , who was born in Siena too. His election was favoured by Spain and opposed by France: the hostility of Cardinal Jules Mazarin , the French Prime Minister, and after his death in 1661, that of King Louis XIV marked the whole pontificate of Pope Alexander VII. The Chigi family acquired great wealth when Agostino Chigi became the banker of Pope Julius II : the two were on very friendly terms and the pope allowed the banker to add to the mountains of his coat of arms the oak which was the pope's heraldic symbol. At first Pope Alexander VII refrained from assigning positions to his relatives, but in 1656 he changed his mind: the Romans saw so many relatives of the pope come to Rome that

8. Pope Alexander III pope alexander III Bull of 12 March 1173, announcing the canonization of St Thomas on 21 February 1173. Source English Historical Documents, http://www.loyno.edu/~letchie/becket/texts/a3-bull.htm

POPE ALEXANDER III Bull of 12 March 1173, announcing the canonization of St Thomas on 21 February 1173 Source: English Historical Documents, volume II: 1042-1189 . Edited by David C. Douglas and George W. Greenaway. London and New York: Oxford, 1981; p. 827. Thomas Becket Texts Scott McLetchie Homepage Top

9. Pope Alexander V pope alexander V was a Franciscan friar before his brief pontificate in 1409. http://historymedren.about.com/od/aentries/a/11_pope_alex5.htm

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10. The Episcopal Lineage Of Pope Alexander VII pope alexander VII. This lineage also includes those of Pope Saint Pius V, Pope Urban VIII, Fabio Chigi, Bishop of Nardo, the future pope alexander VII. http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gdmc/aposccs/id24.html

Apostolic Succession in the Roman Catholic Church The Episcopal Lineage of Pope Alexander VII Home Pope Pius III Lineage Pope Hadrian VI Lineage Pope Gregory XIV Lineage ... Pope Benedict XVI Lineage Episcopal lineages The EPISCOPAL LINEAGE of HIS HOLINESS POPE ALEXANDER VII This lineage also includes those of Pope Saint Pius V, Pope Urban VIII, and Pope Clement VII. Fabio Chigi, Bishop of Nardo, the future Pope Alexander VII. Consecrated 1 July 1635 in the chapel of the Jesuit College, La Valletta, Malta, by Juan Balaguer de Camarasa, Bishop of Malta, assisted by Salvatore Imbroll, Prior of Saint John of Jerusalem, and Antonio Toloscenzio, Vicar General of Malta. Juan Balaguer de Camarasa, Bishop of Malta. Consecrated 18 February 1635 at Rome, in the Church of Sant`Andrea della Valle, by Francesco Maria Cardinal Brancaccio, Bishop emeritus of Capaccio, assisted by Carlo Carafa, Bishop of Aversa, and Pietro Luigi Carafa, Bishop of Tricarico. Francesco Maria Brancaccio

11. Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Pope Alexander VII - Wikisource In the Rome of Renaissance times, an ancestor of Alexander VII was known as the Magnificent . The future Pope s father, Flavio Chigi, nephew of Pope Paul V http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Pope_Alexander_VII

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12. Peter Abelard: On Aliquid By Roland, Pope Alexander III (12th Century A.D.); Tra A section from the notes of cardinal Roland of Siena, later pope alexander 3rd. In my view, these notes are probably based on lectures by Peter Abelard. http://www.abelard.org/abelard/roland.htm

site map Translated for abelard from the original Latin by Dr. Carolinne White carolinne.white@bodley.ox.ac.uk On aliquid by Roland, Pope Alexander III (12th century A.D.) probably based on notes from lectures by Abelard of Le Pallet From pp. 171 to 180 of Die Sentenzen Rolands nachmals Papstes Alexander III , with annotations by P. Fr. Ambrosius M. Gietl O., Pr., published by Herdersche Verlagshandlung, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1891. Web abelard.org Pierre (Peter) Abelard, introduction and short biography the logic of ethics, including Pierre (Peter) Abelard on ethics On Aliquid by Roland, Pope Alexander III (12th century A.D.); translator: Dr Carolinne White Le Pallet, birthplace of Pierre Abelard For further background: The rise and fall of the Church of Rome It is asked whether there were two sons in Christ. It is proved that there are two sons in Christ. For there is in Christ both the Word of the Father which is the natural son of God and the human nature he has assumed which is the natural son of the Virgin, and the Word is not that man, neither part of him or the whole, or the other way round: therefore there are two sons in Christ. On the contrary: Christ is God but God is without parts: therefore Christ has no parts. Again, there is nothing new, nothing made and there is nothing in the Trinity made or created or composite, but Christ is the third person in the Trinity and so he has no parts. To which we say, Christ, according to his human nature has parts, according to his divine nature is wholly without parts.

13. Pope Alexander VI pope alexander VI Rodrigo Borgia, who took the name Alexander VI upon rising to the papacy in 1492 and ruled until 1503, was a corrupt pope bent on the http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/renaissance1/terms/char_20.html

Pope Alexander VI - Rodrigo Borgia , who took the name Alexander VI upon rising to the papacy in 1492 and ruled until 1503, was a corrupt pope bent on the advancement of his family through the political ranks of Italy. While pope he turned many away from the church with his actions, and his reign is considered by some to be the darkest era of the Papacy.

14. Lucrezia Borgia: Pope Alexander Vi Lucrezia Borgia was the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia (1431–1503), who later became pope alexander VI and took advantage of his position as head http://www.lycos.com/info/lucrezia-borgia--pope-alexander-vi.html

var topic_urlstring = 'lucrezia-borgia'; var topic = 'Lucrezia Borgia'; var subtopic_urlstring= 'pope-alexander-vi'; LYCOS RETRIEVER Retriever Home What is Lycos Retriever? Lucrezia Borgia: Pope Alexander Vi built 131 days ago Retriever Arts Music Vocal ... Classical Lucrezia Borgia was the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia (1431–1503), who later became Pope Alexander VI and took advantage of his position as head of the Roman Catholic Church at Rome to establish an empire in northern and central Italy. Her brother, Cesare Borgia (1476–1507), capitalized on their father's influence to gain power for himself. Source: enotes.com Lucrezia Borgia (April 18, 1480 - June 24, 1519) was the daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Valencian who later became Pope Alexander VI, and Vannozza dei Cattanei. Her brothers included Cesare Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, and Gioffre Borgia.[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org Quiche Kemble's Lions and Foxes The Life of Lucrezia Borgia featured the playwright in the title role. The play covers 13 years in Lucrezia's life, during which she fought the men in her family to control her life and destiny. The 14 scenes of the play each about eight minutes have to do with her many marriages and abortions. She becomes a pawn in the game of her father, Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, and his son, Cesare, to expand their power in Italy. To her surprise, she falls in love with her third husband, Alfonso of Aragon, with whom she bears a much-loved child. Cesare murders her husband and the child is kidnapped.

15. The Borgias Alexander is the most notorious pope in all of history. During the elaborate ceremony consecrating Rodrigo as pope alexander VI, he had to be verified http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/history/borgias/2.html

var openThis = 6; On truTV! Dominick Dunne: " Tragedy in Telluride Friday, January 25 at 10:00pm E/P Go behind the show. Read the Crime Library story now MESSAGE BOARDS truTV truTV VIDEO THE SMOKING GUN ... The Smoking Gun highlighnav(openThis); You are in: SERIAL KILLERS/ KILLERS FROM HISTORY THE BORGIAS The Borgia Popes Who were these people? Where did they come from, and how did they rise to power? They begin their dynasty in Spain in the last years of the Fourteenth Century, a family known as de Borya. Two Spanish cousins, Domingo de Borya and Rodrigo de Borya, produce children that will unite the line into what will become the Italian Borgias. Domingo's daughter, Isabella, married Rodrigo's son, Jofre. The story begins with Isabella's brother, Alfonso de Borya, Pope Callixtus III. The family history of greed and the pursuit of political power has its genesis with him. To understand the Borgia family, as the de Boryas became known in Italy, one has to know the patriarchs, the men who began a family that exceeded the excesses of other families of the era, such as the Medicis, the Orsinis, the Sforzas, and the della Roveres. The family starts its colorful history with nepotism and the acquisition of wealth, and moves on to the more complicated agenda of murder.

16. Cultural Catholic - Pope Alexander II (1061-1073) pope alexander II was the 156th Roman Catholic pontiff from 1061 to 1073. pope alexander II was a reform pontiff and aggressively pursued priest misconduct. http://www.culturalcatholic.com/PopeAlexanderII.htm

IT Freelancing Jobs Little Lake Sunapee Powells.Com Pope Alexander II th Pontiff (1061-1073) Anselmo Baggio was born of noble parentage near Milan, Italy, and studied at the famous Monastery of Bec under the scholar, Lanfranc, who was a leader of the Patari which was a group which targeted priest misconduct. Cardinal Anselmo, Bishop of Lucca in Italy, was enthroned as Pope Alexander II on October 1, 1061. Because the cardinal-electors failed to seek ascent from the German imperial court, the German imperial court elected Cardinal Cadalus of Parma, Italy, as Pope Honorius II on October 28, 1061, without any canon right and without the presence of a single cardinal. In 1064 after much infighting, Pope Alexander II was formally recognized as the legitimate pope, and Honorius II was excommunicated, but he never conceded, insisting until his death in 1072 that he was the pope. Pope Alexander II adopted his predecessor Pope Nicholas II's fervor for reform. Pope Alexander II’s papacy set the groundwork for

17. The Death Of Alexander VI, 1503 pope alexander VI epitomizes this corruption. Born as Rodrigo Borgia in Spain in pope alexander VI was in constant need of money – to support his lavish http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/alexanderVI.htm

Middle Ages/ Renaissance Life in a Christian Monastery, ca. 585 The Vikings Discover America, ca. 1000 ... An Audience with Queen Elizabeth I, 1597 The Death of Pope Alexander VI, 1503 Printer Friendly Version >>> T he collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century created a political and cultural vacuum that was filled, in part, by the Roman Catholic Church. For the next 1000 years the continuity of the Church of Rome provided a semblance of stability as Europe sank into barbarism. By the dawn of the Renaissance, however, the mission of the papacy had been corrupted by the conflict between its sacred duties as the Vicar of Christ and its temporal responsibilities as head of the Papal States. This was not the papacy's finest hour. Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI epitomizes this corruption. Born as Rodrigo Borgia in Spain in 1431, he was elected Pope in 1492, an event that spawned rumors that he had spent a considerable fortune bribing the appropriate Cardinals to assure his success. The new Pope loved the good life. He sired at least twelve children through a number of mistresses. The most famous of his offspring were his son Cesare, noted for the murder of political rivals, and his daughter Lucrezia who was married off to a number of husbands for political gain. Pope Alexander VI was in constant need of money – to support his lavish life style, to fill the coffers for his political bribes and to fund his various military campaigns. The sale of Cardinalships was a major source of cash, so too was the sale of indulgences. An indulgence was a written proclamation that exonerated - for a fee - the individual (or his relatives) from punishment in the after-life for sins that had been committed, or in some cases, may be committed in the future.

18. Literary Encyclopedia: Alexander Pope Alexander Pope was born in Plough Court, off Lombard Street, in the heart of the City of London on 21 May 1688. He was the only child of elderly, welloff, http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5169

19. Pope Alexander VII (Pepys' Diary) Note on numbering pope alexander V is now considered an antipope. At the time however, this fact was not recognized and so the fifth true pope alexander http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/4893.php

Skip navigation The Diary of Samuel Pepys Daily entries from the 17th century London diary The Diary Encyclopedia In-Depth Articles Recent Activity ... About Search All sections The Diary Encyclopedia In-Depth Articles Site News for Top People Pope Alexander VII Wikipedia Annotations (3) References (14) If you would like to write a summary for this topic, email phil [at] gyford [dot] com Wikipedia Alexander VII Birth name Fabio Chigi April 7 May 22 Predecessor Innocent X Successor Clement IX Born February 13 Siena Italy Died May 22 Rome Papal States Other popes named Alexander Pope Alexander VII February 13 May 22 ), born Fabio Chigi , was Pope from April 7 until his death. edit Biography edit Early life Born in Siena , a member of the illustrious banking family of Chigi and a great-nephew of Pope Paul V (1605–1621), he was privately tutored and eventually received doctorates of philosophy, law, and theology from the University of Siena edit Papal legate and State Secretary In he began his apprenticeship as vice- Papal legate at Ferrara , and on recommendations from two cardinals he was appointed successively Inquisitor of Malta and nuncio in Cologne ). There, he supported

20. Tomb Of Pope Alexander (Chigi) VII By BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo Page of Tomb of pope alexander (Chigi) VII by BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European http://www.wga.hu/html/b/bernini/gianlore/sculptur/1670/alex.html

BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo (b. 1598, Napoli, d. 1680, Roma) Tomb of Pope Alexander (Chigi) VII Marble and gilded bronze, over life-size Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican This is the second monumental papal tomb in the San Pietro made by Bernini. It was commissioned by the Pope and executed after his death in 1667 by a large group of sculptors headed by Bernini. The composition is similar to that of the other (Urban VIII) tomb, however, there some differences. In contrast with the dominant figure of the Pope on the Urban tomb, the Pope here is a simple kneeling figure without any sign of his office. Instead of two there are four allegoric figures, Charity, Prudence, Justice and Truth. Below, there is a (real) door symbolizing the Gate of Death, from which a sand-glass holding skeleton (the Death) raises the heavy drapery.

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