D'Auvergne, Edmund B. (Edmund Basil) · London, T.W. Laurie · leaf 74
of thefortifications of Urban VIII. Rapidly the citadel beganto resume the aspect it had worn to the eyes of theearly pastors of Christendom, even as the Church itselfreturned slowly and reluctantly to the old ideals. Onthe memorable 20th September 1870 the papalgarrison, without striking a blow,… … ow < a z; -o < cm « O c w i J c SANT ANGELO AND THE VATICAN 53 The passage is closed now that leads from the oldfortress of the popes to the palace which is all thatremains to-day of their temporal dominions. TheVatican, it has been somewhere said, is the smalleststate in Europe—a somewhat…
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