Papal Navy

The Papal Navy (Italian: Marina Pontificia, "Pontifical Navy") was the maritime force of the Papal States. Loosely construed, it was in sporadic existence from the Battle of Ostia (849) during the pontificate of Leo IV until the ascension of Pope Leo XIII in 1878.

Papal Navy

The Papal Navy (Italian: Marina Pontificia, "Pontifical Navy") was the maritime force of the Papal States. Loosely construed, it was in sporadic existence from the Battle of Ostia (849) during the pontificate of Leo IV until the ascension of Pope Leo XIII in 1878.