In their verdict upon the character of Pope Clement VII almost all historians are agreed. He was an Italian prince, a de' Medici, and a diplomat first, and a spiritual ruler afterwards. His intelligence was of a high order, though his diplomacy was feeble and irresolute. On the other ...
The Pontificate of Urban II As pope, Urban had to deal with the antipope Clement III and the ongoing Investiture Controversy. He was successful in asserting his legitimacy as pope, but his reform policies did not take thorough hold throughout Europe. He did, however, establish a softer stance...
However, this ceremony is by no means essential, for we find that Clement V. threatens with excommunication those who assert that bulls issued before the coronation are not binding." (From: The Life and Acts of Pope Leo XIII: Preceded by a Sketch of the Last Days of Pius IX and the ...
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Clement XII was the pope from 1730 to 1740. A member of the influential Florentine princely family of Corsini, he became papal ambassador to Vienna in 1691, cardinal deacon in 1706, and pope on July 12, 1730. Despite ill health and total blindness (from
Clement V was the pope from 1305 to 1314 who, in choosing Avignon, France, for the papal residence—where it flourished until 1377—became the first of the Avignonese popes. Bishop of Comminges from March 1295, he became archbishop of Bordeaux in 1299. H
moveable feast (a holiday whose date is not fixed but is set according to the date ofEaster) that was to be celebrated throughout the church. Because of Urban’s early death, the order was ignored in most countries until after its confirmation by PopeClement Vat theCouncil of Viennein ...
PeterthroughPelagius II(until 590); themedievalpapacy, fromSt. Gregory IthroughBoniface VIII(590–1303); theRenaissanceandReformationpapacy, fromBenedict XIthroughPius IV(1303–1565); the early modern papacy, fromSt. Pius VthroughClement XIV(1566–1774); and the modern papacy, fromPius VI(1775...
Pope Joan, legendary female pontiff who supposedly reigned for more than 25 months, from 855 to 858, under the title of John VIII. It has subsequently been proved that a gap of only a few weeks fell between Pope Leo IV and Pope Benedict III and that the
asClement (VII), claiming the election of Urban VI had been invalid because it was made under fear. Clement (VII) then took up residence atAvignon. Although Roman Catholic church historians generally agree that Urban VI and his successors were thelegitimatepopes, there has never been an officia...