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  • As regards the title Pontifex Maximus, especially in its application to the pope, there was further a reminiscence of the dignity attached to that title in pagan Rome.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • So Livia Drusilla undertook the tour Divus Julius had made when he assumed the title of Pontifex Maximus, was shown the many racks of vellum upon which the details of a will were entered, led upstairs to see the staggering number of pigeonholes, downstairs to the basement, and through the storage facilities on the ground floor.

    Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

  • Pope Sixtus IV, Pope from 1471-1484, tried to make good on the ancient title Pontifex Maximus which Christian Pontiffs had adopted from Roman high priests.

    Praise & Blame for the Eternal City at eternallycool.net 2007

  • Pope Sixtus IV, Pope from 1471-1484, tried to make good on the ancient title Pontifex Maximus which Christian Pontiffs had adopted from Roman high priests.

    2007 October 08 archive at eternallycool.net 2007

  • So Livia Drusilla undertook the tour Divus Julius had made when he assumed the title of Pontifex Maximus, was shown the many racks of vellum upon which the details of a will were entered, led upstairs to see the staggering number of pigeonholes, downstairs to the basement, and through the storage facilities on the ground floor.

    Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

  • The terms Pontifex Maximus, Summus Pontifex, were doubtless originally employed with reference to the Jewish high-priest, whose place the Christian bishops were regarded as holding each in his own diocese (I Clement 40).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • Pontifex may come from the Latin words for bridge [pons] (or an Etruscan word for road) +maker [from facio].

    About.com Ancient / Classical History 2009

  • The Roman Emperor was called Pontifex Maximus, because he presided over civil and ecclesiastical affairs; which, is the first beast that persecuted the Christians that separated from the Established religion, which they call the holy religion of their forefathers; and by their law, fined, whipped, imprisoned and killed such as refused obedience thereto.

    The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut Maria Louise Greene

  • The high-priest of the Pagan religions was called Pontifex Maximus, and he claimed spiritual and temporal authority over the affairs of men.

    The Revelation Explained 1913

  • The high priest of the pagan religion was called Pontifex Maximus, and he claimed spiritual and temporal authority over men.

    The Last Reformation 1913

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