medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture would that be the same Macellus for whom Palestrina composed the famous Mass? George the Less On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:23:40 +0100, John Briggs wrote: >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >George R. Hoelzeman wrote: >> >> I'll first point out that I have no idea, but I seem to recall that >> the custom of popes taking new names began in the same time frame >> that you mention. >The last pope to use his own name was Marcellus II (1555). >John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html