1506

Events in 1506 5

• 1431 – 1506 Andrea Mantegna Renaissance · Italy Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter known for his rigorous perspective and archaeological precision. His Camera degli Sposi in Mantua is a landmark of illusionistic painting.
• 1446 – 1506 Alexander Agricola Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer Alexander Agricola was a highly regarded composer who served several European courts. His complex, ornamented style distinguished him from his contemporaries.
• 1506 – 1534 Elizabeth Barton The Holy Maid of Kent English Catholic nun and prophetess known as the Holy Maid of Kent. A servant girl from Aldington in Kent, she began experiencing visions and trances during a severe illness in 1525 and was declared miraculously cured at a local chapel. Archbishop Warham found her orthodox and she entered a Benedictine convent in Canterbury, where she became a celebrity visited by pilgrims from across England. She met Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII and corresponded with Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher. When she began prophesying that Henry would die if he divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn, she became a threat to the Crown. She was publicly denounced, attainted by Parliament and hanged at Tyburn in 1534 at the age of 28 — the first woman whose head was displayed on London Bridge.
• 1506 – present Swiss Guard Protectors of the Pope The elite corps of Swiss soldiers that has served as the personal bodyguard to the Pope for over 500 years.
• 1506 – 1626 St. Peter's Basilica The Center of Catholicism The largest church in the world, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture by Bramante, Michelangelo, and Bernini.