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What tragedy occurred at the Ponte SantāAngelo during the Jubilee Year of 1450?
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Nicholas V
Saint Francis of Assisi Appearing Before Pope Nicholas V, with Donors, oil on canvas by Antonio MontĆŗfar, 1628; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 107.95 Ć 87.63 cm.
During the 1450 Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Nicholas V, a tragic event occurred on the Ponte SantāAngelo in Rome. As vast numbers of pilgrims flocked to the city, a panic-crush took place on the bridge, resulting in the deaths of 172 people.1