Anti-Popes, 1,000-day stand-offs and a challenge to personal hygiene: Quirky facts about the Conclave
The secret election to choose a new Pope has been going on for centuries
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A roofless palace in Italy's Viterbo hosted the first and longest conclave
It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the Catholic Church’s history, forging for the first time the word “conclave.”
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From the longest conclave to anti-popes: 10 fun facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
“Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia
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