Sala del Concistoro

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The Sala del Concistoro (Hall of the Consistory ) is a large hall on the third loggia of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City. The room is in the residential wing of the palace, added by Pope Sixtus V.^[1] It was decorated by Pope Clement VIII. Clement's coat of arms feature on the ceiling of the hall.^[1]

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In February 2013, at a ceremony in Sala del Concistoro to announce the date for the canonisation of three martyrs, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation.^[2]

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1 2 3 Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Philippe De Montebello; Kathleen Howard (1983). The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Guide. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 389–. ISBN 978-0-87099-348-0 . Retrieved 12 February 2013.
1 2 John Hooper (11 February 2013). "Pope Benedict XVI resignation leaves princes of the church speechless". The Guardian . London.
↑ Linda Wolk-Simon; Carmen Bambach; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Staff (2010). An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection : Correggio to Tiepolo. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-1-58839-379-1 . Retrieved 12 February 2013.

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[N.Y.)Montebello1983-1] 1 2 3 Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Philippe De Montebello; Kathleen Howard (1983). The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Guide. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 389–. ISBN 978-0-87099-348-0 . Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[GuardFeb13-2] 1 2 John Hooper (11 February 2013). "Pope Benedict XVI resignation leaves princes of the church speechless". The Guardian . London.

[Wolk-SimonBambach2010-3] Linda Wolk-Simon; Carmen Bambach; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Staff (2010). An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection : Correggio to Tiepolo. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-1-58839-379-1 . Retrieved 12 February 2013.