Book Title: Historia B. Platinae de vitis Pontificum Romanorum. AD. N. Iesu Christo usque ad Paulum II. Venetum papam, longe quam antea Onuphrii Panvinii accessione nunc illustrior reddita. Cui etiam nunc accessit supplementum Pontificum, Primum per eundem Onuphrium usque ad Pium V & deinde per Antonium Cicarellam porro ad Urbanum VIII qui hodie Cath. Rom. ecclesiæ præsidet. Quæ omnia breui & commoda Chronologia illustrantur. Accesserunt nunc demum omnium Pontificum veræ effigies rerum verborumque. Index locupletissimus, cum noua Pontificum serie. Omnia summo studio emendata & correcta.

Author: Platina, 1421-1481

Image Title: The Apostle Peter

Scripture Reference:

• Matthew 16 (further images / scripture text)

Description: An image of the Apostle Peter, the Bishop of Antioch (r. 37-53 CE), and traditionally held to be the first Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Bishop of Rome (r. 53-64 CE). The pair of keys in the coat of arms, along with the key he is holding, represents the keys to the kingdom of heaven.

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