Pope Innocent VII
Boniface IX | |
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Born | Cosimo de' Migliorati 1339 |
Died | 6 November 1406 Rome, Papal States | (aged 66–67)
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Other popes named Innocent |
Papal styles of Pope Innocent VII | |
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His Holiness | |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Holy Father |
Posthumous style | None |
Pope Innocent VII (
Early life
Cosimo de' Migliorati was born to a simple family of
Papacy
Migliorati was
Innocent VII had made the great mistake of elevating his highly unsuitable nephew
Innocent's protector Ladislaus sent a squad of troops to quell the riots, and by January 1406 the Romans again acknowledged Papal temporal authority, and Innocent VII felt able to return. But Ladislaus, not content with the former concessions, desired to extend his authority in Rome and the Papal States. To attain his end he aided the Ghibelline faction in Rome in their revolutionary attempts in 1405. A squad of troops which King Ladislaus had sent to the aid of the
Shortly after his accession in 1404 Innocent VII had taken steps to keep his oath by proclaiming a council to resolve the Western Schism. King
Death
Innocent died in Rome on 6 November 1406.[6] It is said that Innocent VII planned the restoration of the Roman University, but his death brought an end to such talk.
See also
References
- ^ The single contemporary source that refers to his age (chronicle of Dietrich von Nieheim) says that he became pope at the age of 65. A. Kneer: Zur Vorgeschichte Papst Innozenz VII., Historisches Jahrbuch, 1891, p. 347-348. Several modern sources (incl. The Catholic Encyclopedia or Encyclopædia Britannica) put his birth ca. 1336
- ^ Lightbown 2004, p. 216.
- Canterbury Tales. A.S. Cook, "Chauceriana II: Chaucer's 'Linian'", Romanic Review 8 (1917:375f).
- ^ a b c Ott, Michael. "Pope Innocent VII." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 19 December 2018
- ^ a b Italian Biographical Dictionary, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/lodovico-migliorati_(Dizionario-Biografico)/
- ^ ""Pope Innocent VII". New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 August 2018".
Sources
- Lightbown, Ronald (2004). Carlo Crivelli. Yale University Press.
External links
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope Innocent VII". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.