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adjectiveproceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
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- bruno German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
- pepin king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
- bulla the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
- pardoner a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
- cosimo the elder Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464)
- giannangelo braschi Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799)
- pepin iii king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
- pius vi Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799)
- hearth money an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
- clement iii Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)