Who Were the Most Influential Popes?: Media
Videos
Popes are elected for life. How do they get the job?
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; thumbnail © Franco Origlia/Getty Images
Images
St. Peter, the first pope, depicted in stained glass.
© Ronald Sheridan/Ancient Art & Architecture Collection
Discover fascinating facts about popes throughout the history of the Roman Catholic...
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Pope Sixtus IV brought together some of the Renaissance's most notable artists to...
Realy Easy Star/Alamy
During his nearly 32-year reign, Pope Pius IX enacted the doctrine of papal infallibility.
Felici/M. Grimoldi
Although John XXIII's papacy lasted only five years, the combination of his accomplishments...
Keystone/FPG
VIEW MORE in these related Britannica articles:
