1061 papal election
Papal election 1061 | |
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Dates and location | |
30 September 1061 Anselmo de Baggio of Lucca Name taken: Alexander II | |
The 1061 papal election was held on 30 September 1061 in
Description
Anselmo had the support of his friend Cardinal Hildebrand, a driving force behind the promulgation of In Nomine Domini and the future
Displeased with the new process, a group of
Antipope Honorius II proceeded to march on Rome, defeating Alexander II and taking control of St. Peter's Basilica and its environs on 14 April 1062. The intervention of Godfrey III convinced Honorius II and Alexander II to retire to Parma and Lucca respectively, awaiting mediation between Godfrey III and the Imperial court. However,
Alexander II excommunicated Honorius II in 1063, but after a counter-synod Honorius II was able to establish himself in Castel Sant'Angelo and wage war against Alexander II for another year before fleeing again to Parma. The Synod of Mantua (Pentecost, 31 May 1064) anathematized Cadalo and declared Alexander II the rightful pope.[1]
Cardinal electors
In 1061 there were six cardinal-bishops:[5]
Elector | Nationality | Order and title | Elevated | Elevator | Notes |
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Bonifazio, O.S.B. | Apulia | Cardinal-bishop of Albano
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before 1054 | Leo IX | |
Pietro | Cardinal-bishop of Tusculum
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before 1057 | Victor II | ||
Giovanni | Cardinal-bishop of Porto
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1057 | Stephen IX | ||
O.S.B.Cam.
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Ravenna | Cardinal-bishop of Ostia
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30 November 1057 | Stephen IX | Future Doctor of the Church |
Bernardo da Benevento, O.S.B.Cas. | Benevento | Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina
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1061 | Nicholas II | |
Mainardo of Pomposa, O.S.B.Cas. | Italian | Cardinal-bishop of Silva Candida
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May 1061 | Nicholas II |
References
- ^ OCLC 53276621.
- ^ a b Vincent, Martin Richardson. 1896. The Age of Hildebrand. Christian Literature Co. p. 50.
- ^ ISBN 0-415-92228-3.
- ISBN 0-19-826925-0. p. 94.
- ^ Reconstruction based on Hans-Walter Klewitz, Reformpapsttum und Kardinalkolleg, Darmstadt 1957, p. 115-118; and Rudolf Hüls, Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049-1130, Tübingen 1977, p. 88 ff.