The Anatomy of Papal Tiara: A Story About Popes' Contribution and Protection of Anatomists

Beginning with the thirteenth century, the papacy has exerted an important role in the development of anatomy and medical sciences through the protection and support provided to anatomists, who were in most cases the personal physicians of the popes as well. The work is intended to be a lesson of an...

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Authors: Cucu, Andrei Ionut (Author) ; Ciocoiu, Manuela (Author) ; Costea, Claudia Florida (Author) ; Perciaccante, Antonio (Author) ; Turliuc, Mihaela Dana (Author) ; Turliuc, Serban (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2019]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2019, Volume: 58, Issue: 4, Pages: 1307-1327
Further subjects:B Popes
B History of anatomy
B Papality
B Anatomists
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Summary:Beginning with the thirteenth century, the papacy has exerted an important role in the development of anatomy and medical sciences through the protection and support provided to anatomists, who were in most cases the personal physicians of the popes as well. The work is intended to be a lesson of anatomy of Papal tiara, presenting the most important contributing popes, the anatomists-physicians whom they supported and protected and the relations between papacy and medical sciences.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00772-3