Sistine Chapel

noun

the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.

Sistine Chapel

/ ˈsɪstaɪn; -tiːn /

noun

the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others

Sistine Chapel

A chapel adjoining Saint Peter's Basilica , noted for the frescoes of biblical subjects painted by Michelangelo on its walls and ceilings. The Creation is one of the notable subjects of the ceiling paintings, and the Judgment Day is depicted on the rear wall of the chapel.

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Notes

Michelangelo had to work on his back to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The project took four years to complete.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sistine Chapel¹

Sistine, from Italian Sistino relating to Sisto Sixtus (Pope Sixtus IV)

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The closed-door meeting will start inside the Sistine Chapel on 7 May and will involve some 135 cardinals from across the world.

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The conclave, which traditionally starts after a two-week mourning period, sees the College of Cardinals gather in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to cast a series of votes to choose the next pope.

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This is when the College of Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave.

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King Charles has been a great advocate of building links between different faiths and the planned state visit to the Vatican would have seen symbolic moments such as an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel.

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The College of Cardinals will meet in conclave in the Sistine Chapel to debate and then vote for their preferred candidates until a single name prevails.

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