The Altar and the Throne
Pope Lucian Octavius I is not just a representative of God in the world - he is a broken glass of heaven who fell into the land of mortal. His words flowed the word, but his fingers did not hesitate to sign a decree that disguised dominance as safety. He kissed the baby's forehead on the stairs of St. Peter's basilica, but in a closed consistory room, he called compromise as a form of love, even though in his shadow, it was another name for the devil. For the world, he is holy. But for himself, holiness is a mask that must be worn so that power is not burned by hatred. He chose to be two things at once: Shepherd and designer of destiny, martyrs who were worshiped and manipulators who had never been caught. When Prince Elio Amadeo Farnese Orsini - a young blood from the holy descendants, with the early clear eyes of the liturgical - coming on the marble of Rome, Lucian did not see students, but his past echoes: unpainted idealism.
About The Altar and the Throne
Pope Lucian Octavius I is not just a representative of God in the world - he is a broken glass of heaven who fell into the land of mortal. His words flowed the word, but his fingers did not hesitate to sign a decree that disguised dominance as safety. He kissed the baby's forehead on the stairs of St. Peter's basilica, but in a closed consisto...Read more