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St. Clare is received by St. Francis
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Lower Basilica di San Francesco - Assisi
Tomb of Francis of Assisi — Lower Basilica di San Francesco - Assisi
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Tomb of Francis of Assisi Lower Basilica di San Francesco - Assisi
Born to a prosperous silk merchant, Francis led a privileged life as a youth
The house where Francis of Assisi lived when young — Born to a prosperous silk merchant, Francis led a privileged life as a youth
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The house where Francis of Assisi lived when young Born to a prosperous silk merchant, Francis led a privileged life as a youth
cropped The oldest surviving depiction of Saint Francis is a fresco near the entrance of the Benedictine abbey of Subiaco, painted between March 1228 and March 1229.
Francis of Assisi — cropped The oldest surviving depiction of Saint Francis is a fresco near the entrance of the Benedictine abbey of Subiaco, painted between March 1228 and March 1229.
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Francis of Assisi cropped The oldest surviving depiction of Saint Francis is a fresco near the entrance of the Benedictine abbey of Subiaco, painted between March 1228 and March 1229.
Pope Gregory IX
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cropped from The Lives and Times of the Popes by Chevalier Artaud de Montor
Pope Gregory IX — cropped from The Lives and Times of the Popes by Chevalier Artaud de Montor
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Pope Gregory IX cropped from The Lives and Times of the Popes by Chevalier Artaud de Montor
Pope Innocent IV sends Dominicans and Franciscans out to the Tartars (Mongols)
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Letter of the Great Khan Güyük Güyük Khan to Pope Innocent IV, Persian version, brought to Europe by John de Carpini.
The 1246 letter of Güyük to Pope Innocent IV — Letter of the Great Khan Güyük Güyük Khan to Pope Innocent IV, Persian version, brought to Europe by John de Carpini.
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The 1246 letter of Güyük to Pope Innocent IV Letter of the Great Khan Güyük Güyük Khan to Pope Innocent IV, Persian version, brought to Europe by John de Carpini.
Innocent IV (1243-1254) was probably the first pope who used personal arms
Innocent IV's coat of arms — Innocent IV (1243-1254) was probably the first pope who used personal arms
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Innocent IV's coat of arms Innocent IV (1243-1254) was probably the first pope who used personal arms
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Guyuk Khan — cropped
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Guyuk Khan cropped
Model of the Khan Palace called Tumen Amgalan Ord, Wanangong (萬安宫) in Chinese in the National Museum of Mongolian History in Ulan Bator
Model of the Khan Palace in Karakorum — Model of the Khan Palace called Tumen Amgalan Ord, Wanangong (萬安宫) in Chinese in the National Museum of Mongolian History in Ulan Bator
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Model of the Khan Palace in Karakorum Model of the Khan Palace called Tumen Amgalan Ord, Wanangong (萬安宫) in Chinese in the National Museum of Mongolian History in Ulan Bator