Journal of religion and health
An Historical and Epidemiological Analysis of Pontifical Mortality: Patterns, Causes and Narratives across the Centuries.
Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Guillermo Prieto, Joanna Merino, Johana Sánchez, María Paz Cadena, Isaac A Suárez-Sangucho, Juan S Izquierdo-Condoy
Published: 202510.1007/s10943-025-02479-0
Abstract
Despite extensive theological, political, and biographical study, papal mortality has rarely been examined epidemiologically. The papacy's unique features, lifelong tenure, late accession, and historically privileged living conditions-make it a disti…
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