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GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-010662
Sermon TitleAn oration or sermon of pope Sextus the Fifth of the murther and death of Henry the Third the French king
Extentff. 153-169
Autographno
Composition Date -
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeSermon
Sermon Type(s)Political occasion
Bible Texts
Associated Peoplepreacher - Sixtus V, subject of sermon - Valois, Henry III
Associated Sermons
Preachings1589-09-11 (old) - Rome - Assassination of Henry III of France;
Additional Material
Print Editions / WitnessesThe Catholick Cause, or, The Horrid Practice of Murdering Kings, Justified, and Commended by the Pope in a Speech to His Cardinals, upon the Barbarous Assassination of Henry the Third of France, Who Was Stabb'd by Jaques Clement, a Dominican Fryar (London, 1678). The back cover of this text notes that it was "taken from that Printed at Paris in the Year 1589".
DescriptionThe full title is "An oration or sermon of pope Sextus the Fifth of the murther and death of Henry the Third the French king made at Rome in the consistory of fathers the 11th of September in the year 1589." It was copied "ex MS. Bod. Bib. Archiv."
Source of DataJeanne Shami
Other NoteBible text unknown.
GEMMS record createdJanuary 06, 2018
GEMMS record last editedMay 11, 2022