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en-wikipedia-org-8023		Pontifex maximus - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	6178	781	62	The pontifex maximus (Latin for "greatest priest"[1][2][3]) was the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum) in ancient Rome. The word pontifex and its derivative "pontiff" became terms used for Christian bishops,[5] including the Bishop of Rome,[6][7] and the title of pontifex maximus was applied to the Catholic Church for the pope as its chief bishop and appears on buildings, monuments and coins of popes of Renaissance and modern times. The official list of titles of the pope given in the Annuario Pontificio includes "supreme pontiff" (Latin: summus pontifex) as the fourth title, the first being "bishop of Rome".[8] The foundation of this sacred college and the office of pontifex maximus is attributed to the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius.[21] Much of what is known about the Regal period in Roman history is semi-legendary or mythical. In the Roman Republic, the pontifex maximus was the highest office in the state religion of ancient Rome and directed the College of Pontiffs.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-8023.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-8023.txt