Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini, The Secret Female Pope
Original airdate: August 15, 2008
A conversation with New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Herman on her incredible true book about the secret female pope.
From www.mistressofthevatican.com:
The widowed sister-in-law of the indecisive Pope Innocent X (reigned 1644-1655), Olimpia was presumed to be the pope’s [...]