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How did the Vatican City's Sistine Chapel get its name?

Question #150452. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jan 11 2024.
Originally posted Jan 11 2024 9:25 PM.

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It is named after Pope Sixtus IV who built the chapel in 1477. It was not until 1508 that Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling

Jan 11 2024, 9:30 PM
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