Stanza d’Elidoro

Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy

Also known as: Stanza d’Eliodoro

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The Stanza d'Elidoro is one of the four rooms in the Vatican Palace that make up the Stanze di Raffaello, or Raphael's Rooms. Painted by Raphael between 1512 and 1514, this room's frescoes, like those in the Stanza della Segnatura, explore themes of divine intervention and the history of the Church. The most famous fresco in this room is The Mass of Bolsena, which depicts a 13th-century miracle where blood from a communion wafer is said to have seeped out. This fresco also includes a portrait of Pope Julius II, commemorating his visit to the relic. The room's overall theme is the integration of Church history with contemporary papal lineage.12

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…in the second room, the Stanza d’Eliodoro, portray specific miraculous events in the history of the Christian church. The four principal subjects are The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, The Mass at Bolsena, The Liberation of St. Peter, and Leo I Halting Attila. These frescoes are deeper and richer…
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…in the second room, the Stanza d’Eliodoro, portray specific miraculous events in the history of the Christian church. The four principal subjects are The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, The Mass at Bolsena, The Liberation of St. Peter, and Leo I Halting Attila. These frescoes are deeper and richer…
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