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Nine things you might not know about the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was just five years old in 1480 when Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the building of the Sistine Chapel. The chapel was part of a glorification of the Vatican carried out by Sixtus.
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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time
Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...
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A Choral Bridge: Serbian Orthodox Sing With Sistine Chapel Choir in Rome
(photo: Andrea Gagliarducci) Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican January 31, 2025 The past week featured an event with significant ecumenical meaning: a joint performance of the Sistine Chapel Choir and ...
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Pope Francis: Baptism a ‘new birthday,’ faith the ‘greatest gift’ for children
Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Drawings Make First U.S. Visit
During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds of preparatory drawings, ...