The Roman Curia by Pattenden, M

The Jesuit Giambattista Tolomei (1653–1726): cardinal and philosopher by Pattenden, M

“…Tolomei’s life intersected a series of significant events in the church’s history and that of the Society of Jesus: on-going conflict with Jansenism, the Chinese Rites controversy, significant innovations in the Society’s intellectual curriculum, and its renewed incorporation within the upper echelons of the Roman Curia. Tolomei played a key part in all those developments, and his role in what transpired is explored here—placed in context to establish his significance to the Society’s history in the early eighteenth century and beyond.…”

The long apprenticeship: Rodrigo Borgia as Papal Vice-Chancellor, 1457-1492 by Fellows, K

“…The Chancery was the one of the most important departments of the Roman Curia, responsible for the production of a multitude of papal documents. …”