Papal Humility
Pope Honorius III (1216-27) was the pope who approved the Order of Preachers in 1216. He also asked the Doge of Venice to send mosaicists to Rome to decorate the apse of the basilica of St Paul outside the Walls. This is a copy of that Byzantine-style original which was destroyed in the fire of 1823. It shows a tiny figure of Pope Honorius III making obeisance before at the giant foot of Jesus Christ. This is a splendid detail, which shows the papal vestments (alb, stole, dalmatic, chausble and pallium), and it is a rather touching gesture.
Papal Humility
Pope Honorius III (1216-27) was the pope who approved the Order of Preachers in 1216. He also asked the Doge of Venice to send mosaicists to Rome to decorate the apse of the basilica of St Paul outside the Walls. This is a copy of that Byzantine-style original which was destroyed in the fire of 1823. It shows a tiny figure of Pope Honorius III making obeisance before at the giant foot of Jesus Christ. This is a splendid detail, which shows the papal vestments (alb, stole, dalmatic, chausble and pallium), and it is a rather touching gesture.