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That curious time every pope wore a beard

Jim Fri, 01/08/16 8:30 pm
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Orthodox hierarchs have long been barbate and bushy, Latin clerics have usually preferred naked cheeks and smooth chins

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Fred Moritz
Sat, 01/09/16 7:27 am

Barbate Popes

Informative, funny, nice historical “trivia.”

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