This fascinating dictionary gives concise accounts of every officially recognized pope in history, from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI, as well as all of their irregularly elected rivals, the so-called antipopes. Each pope and antipope's entry covers his family and social background and pre-papal career as well as his activities in office. An appendix provides a detailed discussion and analysis of the tradition that there has been a female pope. The entries are arranged chronologically making this a continuous history of the papacy over almost 2,000 years. It reveals how, for much of that histo The Oxford Dictionary of Popes - J. N. D. Kelly, Michael J. Walsh od authora J. N. D. Kelly, Michael J. Walsh a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.