The Clementine Hall is used as a reception room and hosts formal ceremonies by the pope. Here, it is used for a private viewing by Vatican officials of Pope John Paul II on April 3, 2005.

The Clementine Hall is a hall of the Apostolic Palace near St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Established in the 17th century in honor of Pope Clement XIV, the Clementine Hall is covered in Renaissance frescoes and valuable works of art. It is used by the pope as a reception room and in some cases, site of various ceremonies and rituals. The Clementine Hall is the chamber in which the body of the pope lies for private visitation by officials of the Vatican upon death, like that most recently of the funeral of Pope John Paul II. The pope is then traditionally moved from the Clementine Hall and ceremonially carried across St. Peter's Square to St. Peter's Basilica or the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano. Photo by Massimo Sambucetti of Pope John Paul II lying in the Apostolic Palace shortly after his death. ... Photo by Massimo Sambucetti of Pope John Paul II lying in the Apostolic Palace shortly after his death. ... Hall is a term often used to refer to several different types of room in a house or a building. ... The Apostolic Palace , also called the Papal Palace or the Palace of the Vatican, is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Basilica in the back St. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Clement XIV, né Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli (Sant Arcangelo di Romagna, October 31, 1705 - Rome, September 22, 1774), was pope from 1769 to 1774. ... By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance -French Renaissance -German Renaissance -English Renaissance The Renaissance was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... A XIV Century fresco featuring Saint Sebastian Note: Fresco is the NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. ... Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... Pope John Paul IIs body laid on a bier at St. ... The late Baroque façade of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano was completed by Alessandro Galilei in 1735 after winning a competition for the design. ...

The Clementine Hall has seen many historic meetings. One such event was held on 18 January 2005, what would be the last official public meeting of Pope John Paul II. A group of 141 Jewish leaders, rabbis and cantors from around the world, met with Pope John Paul II in the Clementine Hall to thank him for his contributions to the Jewish faith, its people and for the State of Israel. It was one of the first and largest meetings of a pope with Jewish clergy. Among the leaders was Lawrence Eliezer Kepecs, an American cantor, who also presented the Pope with a personally designed mezuzah. It marked the first time Jewish cantors performed especially for a pope in the Apostolic Palace. January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Holiness Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... See Semicha for article about ordination of rabbis. ... The word Cantor can mean more than one thing: Cantor is another name for a Hazzan, a member of the Jewish clergy Cantor is the title of a member of a student society who is the main singer at a cantus Famous people named Cantor include: Eddie Cantor, singer & entertainer... His Holiness Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. ... Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ... In Judaism, a mezuzah (Hebrew מזוזה literally doorpost, plural: mezuzot) is a small case affixed to the doorpost of Jewish homes, synagogues, and business establishments. ...

Frescos

Over the doors appears the fresco "The Martyrdom of St. Clement" by the Dutch painter Paul Brill. On the opposite wall appear the frescos "The Baptism of St. Clement" by Italian painters Cherubino Alberti and Baldassare Croce, and an "Allegory of Art and Science" by Giovanni and Cherubino Alberti. The frieze on the side walls depict allegories of the cardinal virtues by Alberti and Croce and the theological virtues, on the opposite wall, by the same artists. On the ceiling is “The Apotheosis of St. Clement" by Giovanni Alberti. A XIV Century fresco featuring Saint Sebastian Note: Fresco is the NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), was the first member of the Church of Alexandria to be more than a name, and one of its most distinguished teachers. ... Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ... An allegory (from Greek αλλος, allos, other, and αγορευειν, agoreuein, to speak in public) is a figurative representation conveying a meaning other than and in addition to the literal. ... Frieze of the Tower of the Winds. ... Virtue (Greek αρετη; Latin virtus) is the habitual, well-established, readiness or diposition of mans powers directing them to some goodness of act. ... Apotheosis means glorification, usually to a divine level, coming from the Greek word apotheoun, to deify. ...

References

• Pietrangelli, Carlo, Paintings in the Vatican, ISBN 0-8212-2316-x