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Fetti's Veil of Veronica

... that typical subjects for late medieval Andachtsbilder include the Pietà, Pensive Christ, Man of Sorrows, Arma Christi, and the Veil of Veronica (pictured)?
... that gambling on papal elections has been documented since the 16th century, despite being punishable by excommunication?
... that the Cemetery of the Holy Rood has a privately funded area set aside for the burial of abandoned children?

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