Popes, Peasants, and Shepherds. Oretta Zanini De Vita

do not know how many people mourned Martin IV when he left this world, but certainly the community of eels in Lake Bolsena must have celebrated.

      Boniface IX (1389–1404), in civilian life Pietro Tomacelli, is believed to owe his name to an epicurean preparation known as tomaselle (spelled variously in the ancient texts), consisting of liver meatballs wrapped in caul fat, well seasoned, and cooked over coals.