Manuscript Illumination with Saint Dominic Saving the Church of Saint John Lateran in an Initial A, from a Gradual, mid-15th c

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Manuscript Illumination with Saint Dominic Saving the Church of Saint John Lateran in an Initial A, from a Gradual, mid-15th century, Made in Lombardy, possibly Cremona, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, 4 5/16 x 3 11/16 in. ( x cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Dominicans believe that Pope Innocent III allowed their order to be established after he dreamed that Saint Dominic saved the church of Saint John Lateran-the pope's own parish church in Rome-from collapse by throwing his own weight against its walls

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