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Vatican sells stamps to aid in restoration of Bernini's colonnade
Macleans.ca (blog) There was a time when the Catholic church sold indulgences — a piece of paper that granted sinners both partial and full pardon from punishment in the afterlife — in order to raise funds for various religious and civil projects, like Crusades and … Special Vatican stamp sale to raise funds for restoration of colonnade in St … |
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