Past Jubilees |
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The Jubilees, or Holy Years, are normally called every 25 years. The year 2000 Jubilee will be the 26th ordinary Jubilee called in the past 700 years (this does not include some of the "extraordinary" ones seen below). The Holy Year 2000 will be celebrated in Rome, Jerusalem, and all the Catholic Churches of the world. |
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| 1300 The first Jubilee Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303) issues the papal bull Antiquorum habet fida relatio, proclaiming the first Jubilee. Nearly 200,000 pilgrims journey to Rome. Giotto is commissioned to paint a fresco of the declaration in S. Giovanni Laterano in addition to a mosaic of the Navity in S. Pietro. |
1350 Jubilee Without a Pope Pope Clement VI (1342-1352) sends two cardinals to celebrate the Holy Year and remains in Avignon. Visits are made to S Giovanni in Laterano, S. Paolo Fuori le Mura, and S. Pietro. |
1390 Unexpected Jubilee The interval between Jubilees has been changed from 50 years to 33 years (the life span of Jesus on earth) by Pope Urban VI (1378-1389) in 1389. Pope Boniface IX (1389-1404) organizes the Jubilee in crumbling Rome which has deteriorated due to plague and economic crisis. S. Maria Maggiore is added to the list of three basilicas to be visited. |
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| 1400 Unofficial
Jubilee This Jubilee is not proclaimed by the Pope but demanded by the 120,000 people who gather in September. The plague claims 800 people a day. The Hospice of S. Maria dell'Anima is established and the pope commissions the restoration of S. Paolo. |
1423-1425 The
Holy Door Pope Martin V (1417-1431) begins reconstucting churches and basilicas. The opening of the Porta Santa (Holy Door) in S. Giovanni in Laterano is mentioned for the first time in papal documents. |
1450 New Face
of Rome Nicholas V (1447-1455) establishes basis for the Vatican Library's first collection of book and the Vatican Botanical Garden. Veronica's veil is exhibited every Saturday to the public. The Pope blesses pilgrims every Sunday and the Vatican Palaces are under construction. |
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| 1475
The Sistine Jubilee Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484) sanctions the 25 year Jublilee period. Plague continues to affect the Holy Year. Reconstruction projects continue including the Sistine Chapel. |
1500
Jubilee of Great Masters and Michelangelo Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) makes the ritual of opening and closing the Porta Santa in each of the four major basilicas. The passage through the door becomes a condition for indulgence. Michelangelo creates the Pieta, his first work in rome. |
1525
New Constuction and Raphael Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) opens the Via del Babuino which was formerly the Via Clementia. The Via Paolina is also open. Raphael also designs the Hall of Constantine. |
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| 1550
Jubilee of New Rome Pope Julius III (1550-1555) strengthens ties between the Roman empire and teh papacy. Michelangelo visists the seven churches on horesback. |
1575
Jubilee of the Counter-Reformation The Holy Year becomes the ceneter for ideological celebration, a call for unity, and defense of the Church. The law Quae Publice (1572-1585) Utilia, is writen by Gregory XIII to introduce the concept of building for the public good. The Via Merulana and Via Gregoriana are opened. |
1600
Jubilee of Great Processions Pope Clement VII (1592-1605) authorizes two new piazzas to be built infront of various churches. Approximately 500,000 piilgrims attend. There are many processions of cloaks, banners, and songs flow through the city. |
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| 1625
Wartime Jubilee Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644) grants indulgences for those who pray for peace in a Europe suffering from plague, floods, and the Thirty Years' War. |
1650
Jubilee of Baroque Rome Pope Innocent X (1644-1655) nearly 700,000 pilgrims attend. Fireworks are featured in Piazza Navona. |
1675
The Queen's Jubilee Pope Clement X (1670-1676) inagurates the 15th Jubilee before Queen Christina of Sweden. Bernini creates a statue of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni which is housed in the church of S. Francesco a Ripa. |
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| 1700
Jubilee of Two Popes Pope Innocent XII (1691-1700) proclaims the Jubilee but it is Pope Clement XI (1700-1721) who must conclude it. |
1725
The Needy Pope Benedict XIII (1724-1730) visits the ill and imprisoned. This pope devotes his attention to the needy rather than political issues of the time. |
1550
Jubilee of New Rome Pope Julius III (1550-1555) strengthens ties between the Roman empire and teh papacy. Michelangelo visists the seven churches on horesback. |
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| 1575
Jubilee of the Counter-Reformation The Holy Year becomes the ceneter for ideological celebration, a call for unity, and defense of the Church. The law Quae Publice (1572-1585) Utilia, is writen by Gregory XIII to introduce the concept of building for the public good. The Via Merulana and Via Gregoriana are opened. |
1600
Jubilee of Great Processions Pope Clement VII (1592-1605) authorizes two new piazzas to be built infront of various churches. Approximately 500,000 piilgrims attend. There are many processions of cloaks, banners, and songs flow through the city. |
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Information taken from "Holy Rome" Fodor's Travel Publications Inc. |
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