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DescriptionSilvester II.JPG	English: Impression of Pope Sylvester II, born Gerbert d'Aurillac. Along the nave of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura), there are mosaics of all the popes, from Peter to Benedict XVI. This image is a reproduction of the depiction of Pope Sylvester II
Date	1832
Source	http://www.historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/index.php?id=1832
Author	Unknown authorUnknown author

This file is a faithful representation of a medallion mosaic inside the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls which includes the portraits of all the Popes of the Catholic Church since the 1^st century. For almost all of those mosaics, the authors are presumably unknown and the mosaics itself date back to circa 1850 (reconstruction of the basilica under the pontificate of Pius IX). As such they fall in the public domain. See popechart.com for documentation.

Note: This template should not be used either for the images of those mosaics whose author –and their death date– is known (use {{PD-old}} instead) and for the most recent medallions, as the latter may still be protected by copyright.

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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:

	The copyright situation of this work is theoretically uncertain, because in the country of origin copyright lasts 70 years after the death of the author, and the date of the author's death is unknown. However, the date of creation of the work was over 120 years ago, and it is thus a reasonable assumption that the copyright has expired (see here for the community discussion). Do not use this template if the date of death of the author is known. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Honduras has a general copyright term of 75 years, but it does implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information).
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:53, 14 December 2014	426 × 423 (49 KB)	Vanished user 211120	Reverted to version as of 16:50, 20 January 2011
	02:52, 14 December 2014	120 × 120 (10 KB)	Vanished user 211120	Reverted to version as of 21:19, 3 February 2006
	16:50, 20 January 2011	426 × 423 (49 KB)	Leinad-Z~commonswiki	new version from http://www.historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/index.php?id=1832
	21:19, 3 February 2006	120 × 120 (10 KB)	Toti~commonswiki	http://www.italycyberguide.com/History/popes/Silvester_II.JPG