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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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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As sports turf goes, this is his Sistine Chapel.

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, was one of 133 cardinals who were shut into the Vatican's Sistine Chapel and later elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.

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Within hours of the white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney, someone had photoshopped the Vatican façade to look like a Portillo’s.

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Pope Leo, 69, wore a white papal robe trimmed in gold as he addressed the seated cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, an event broadcast live by the Vatican administration.

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Then, for the first time, he re-entered the Sistine Chapel as Leo XIV, the 267th Pope.

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Sistine Sistine Madonna

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