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Description	Silvester II.JPG English: Impression of Pope Sylvester II, born Gerbert d'Aurillac. Along the nave of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura), there are mosaics of all the popes, from Peter to Benedict XVI. This image is a reproduction of the depiction of Pope Sylvester II
Date	1832
Source	http://www.historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/index.php?id=1832
Author	Unknown

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This image is a faithful representation of an icon inside the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls: the author(s) is unknown and the image itself is centuries old. As such it falls in the public domain. See http://www.popechart.com/history.htm for documentation

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