PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes

Bry and Fry are joined by Eric of Saint Podcast to discuss the history of saint art - from the early devotional depictions of suffering, straight into eroticism and clever inclusions of mistresses and lovers. 

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Show Notes/Works Discussed: 

Giotto's Frescos of St. Francis: https://www.wga.hu/html_m/g/giotto/assisi/upper/index.html

Mosaics of St. Sebastian in Ravenna: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2019/12/the-two-earliest-images-of-saint.html

Bronzino's St. Sebastian: 

https://www.museothyssen.org/sites/default/files/styles/full_resolution/public/imagen/obras/1985.2_san-sebastian.jpg

Sistine Chapel's Last Judgement St. Blaise and St. Catherine: https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-perseus-images/288a83f4d2603e2782bad6e6c0c5d84696c03ba5.jpg 

Jean Fouquet's Melun Diptych: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Fouquet_Madonna.jpg/800px-Fouquet_Madonna.jpg

Caravaggio's John the Baptist: 

https://media.mutualart.com/Images//2018_04/10/07/073604980/6c3752da-8079-4e58-aa93-239cff297a5a.Jpeg

Caravaggio's Judith and Holofernes: 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Judith_Beheading_Holofernes-Caravaggio_%28c.1598-9%29.jpg/1280px-Judith_Beheading_Holofernes-Caravaggio_%28c.1598-9%29.jpg

Caravaggio's St. Catherine of Alexandria:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Caravaggio_-_Saint_Catherine_of_Alexandria_%28post-restoration_image%29.jpg/800px-Caravaggio_-_Saint_Catherine_of_Alexandria_%28post-restoration_image%29.jpg

Cristoforo Allori's Judith and Holofernes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristofano_Allori#/media/File:Judith_with_the_Head_of_Holofernes_by_Cristofano_Allori.jpg 

Da Vinci's John the Baptist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John_the_Baptist_%28Leonardo%29#/media/File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_Saint_John_the_Baptist_C2RMF_retouched.jpg

Guilia Farnese as the Virgin Mary with Pope Alexander VI: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Farnese#/media/File:Alexander_VI_guilia.jpg

Pope Leo VI gives Fry the impression that he's going to be a "big one", but will he live up to her expectations? No. 

In his episode, we exhibit one of the most characteristic features of the Saeculum Obscurum, discuss Croatian Dalmatians, and give you a tiny peek into way-back Bry and Fry lore. 

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Pope John X, the "Wee Liar", owed much of his upward momentum in life to his outrageously good looks and the scandalous love affair he had with the most powerful woman in Rome. Maybe. Or maybe they were related.

In his episode, we discuss an astounding response to the Saracen threat, an actual battle pope, and the flightiest Italian nobles. 

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A new papal history book (City of Echoes) has just been released, and Bry had the opportunity to interview the author, Dr. Jessica Wärnberg! 

In this episode, we discuss all things pope - the history of the papacy, the history of the city of Rome, and how the two are inextricably linked. 

Jessica Wärnberg:

Find City of Echoes: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/City-of-Echoes/Jessica-Warnberg/9781639365210

City of Echoes on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/City-Echoes-History-Popes-People/dp/1639365214/ref=sr_1_1?crid=P9OBCDM6DZD9&keywords=jessica+warnberg&qid=1694483147&sprefix=jessica+warn%2Caps%2C301&sr=8-1 

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Pope Lando was a gambling, con-artist, spaceship pilot... Oh wait! Thats the wrong Lando! Well, considering this pope's very existence is debated, can you blame us?

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To celebrate 5 wonderful and pope-filled years of Pontifacts, we hosted a live-streamed anniversary special game of Pope Jeopardy! Shenanigans and Q&A ensue. 

Contestants: 

Roberto of Tsar Power/History of Saqartvelo Georgia: https://open.spotify.com/show/49JyFkd...

Carlos Cooper

Special thanks to Ranking '76:

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It's me, Anastasius III! In his episode, we discuss unfortunate epithets, the evangelization of the Normans, how much we hate Jude Law's face, and CHAOS.

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We've made it to the Pornocracy! Ohhhh yeah. 

Join us at Pope Jeopardy on Sunday July 23rd!

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Our belated 5th anniversary special is happening LIVE on SUNDAY, July 23rd! 

Streaming live on Youtube at 2 PM PST - 5 PM EST - 10 PM BST

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Despite the "Egyptian darkness" in sources, we have some things to say about Leo V! In his episode, we discuss the founding saint of Brittany, surprise antipopes, dick joke city and...cremain chunks.

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