Popes & Papal Documents
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Leo II, Pope, Saint (LEONE II, PAPA, SANTO)
LEO II, Pope, Saint. - In 680-81 the Sixth Ecumenical Council had been held in Constantinople, which condemned Monothelitism and the… -
Leo I, Pope, Called the Great (LEONE I, PAPA, DETTO MAGNO)
LEO I, pope, called THE GREAT, saint. Fresco (8th century) - Rome, church of S. Maria Antiqua. (from the folder of prof. E. Jani) LEO III,… -
Leo I, Pope, Called the Great, Saint (LEONE I, PAPA, DETTO MAGNO, SANTO)
LEO I, Pope, Called the Great, Saint. - He is the first Pope to whom posterity deservedly attributed the title of Great: his was one of the… -
Leo IV, Pope, Saint (LEONE IV, PAPA, SANTO)
LEO IV, Pope, Saint. - He was ordained priest by Sergius II, who also elevated him to the cardinalate, with the title of the Sts. Quattro… -
Leo IX, Pope, Saint (LEONE IX, PAPA, SANTO)
LEO IX, Pope, Saint. - Bruno, bishop of Toul, b. June 21, 1002 in Egisheim, of the family of the counts of Dagsburg in Alsace, d. April 19,… -
Leo VIII, Pope (LEONE VIII, PAPA)
LEO VIII, POPE. - He was the protoscriniarius of the Roman Church, chosen as pope by the council convoked by Emperor Otto I of Saxony and… -
Leo VII, Pope (LEONE VII, PAPA)
LEO VII, POPE. - Pontificò dal genn. 936 al luglio 939, ma non si hanno notizie sulla sua persona e poco si sa dell'attività svolta. Il… -
Leo VI, Pope (LEONE VI, PAPA)
LEO VI, POPE. - He reigned from May to Dec. 928. Son of the primicerius Christopher, he succeeded John X, who had died in prison at Castel… -
Leo V, Pope (LEONE V, PAPA)
LEO V, POPE. - He governed for one month, from the end of July 903, succeeding Benedict IV, until September of the same year. The reasons… -
Leo XIII, Pope (LEONE XIII, PAPA)
LEO XIII, POPE. - Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci, b. at Carpineto (Frosinone) on 2 March 1810, d. at Rome on 20 July 1903. Sixth of the seven… -
Leo XII, Pope (LEONE XII, PAPA)
LEO XII, POPE. - Annibale Sermattei della Genga, b. at the Castle of Genga, near Spoleto, on 22 Aug. 1760, d. in Rome on 10 Feb. 1829. He… -
Leo XI, Pope (LEONE XI, PAPA)
LEO XI, POPE. - Born in Florence on 2 June 1535, died in Rome on 27 April 1605. Alessandro, born to Ottaviano de' Medici, of a collateral… -
Leo X, Pope (LEONE X, PAPA)
LEO X, POPE. - Born in Florence on 11 Dec. 1475, died in Rome on 1 Dec. 1521. I. BEFORE THE PONTIFICATE. - Giovanni de' Medici, the second… -
Liber Censuum of the Roman Church (LIBER CENSUUM ROMANAE ECCLESIAE)
LIBER CENSUUM OF THE ROMAN CHURCH. - It is the register of the periodic census dues owed to the Roman Church, under various titles, by… -
Liberius, Pope (LIBERIO, PAPA)
LIBERIUS, POPE. - Nothing certain is known of his life before the papacy: according to the Liber Pontificalis he was Roman by birth;… -
Liber Pontificalis
LIBER PONTIFICALIS. - It is the collection of the biographies of the bishops of Rome from St. Peter to Pius II. Martin of Opava was the… -
Linus, Pope Saint (LINO, PAPA, SANTO)
LINUS, Pope Saint. - According to the testimony of all the most ancient and trustworthy sources, he was the first successor of the Apostles… -
Lucius III, Pope (LUCIO III, PAPA)
LUCIUS III, POPE. - Ubaldo Allucingoli of Lucca, died at Verona on 25 November 1185. A Cistercian, received into the Order by St. Bernard… -
Lucius II, Pope (LUCIO II, PAPA)
LUCIUS II, POPE. - Gherardo Caccianemici, b. at Bologna, d. at Rome on 15 February 1145. A regular canon, created cardinal by Honorius II,… -
Lucius I, Pope, Saint (LUCIO I, PAPA, SANTO)
LUCIUS I, POPE, SAINT. - He succeeded Cornelius in September 253. As soon as he was elected, he was exiled, together with several of the… -
Marcellinus, Pope, Saint (MARCELLINO, PAPA, SANTO)
MARCELLINUS, Pope, Saint. - According to the Catalogus Liberianus he succeeded Pope Caius on 1 July 296 and governed the Roman Church until… -
Marcellus II, Pope (MARCELLO II, PAPA)
MARCELLUS II, POPE. - B. at Montepulciano on May 6, 1501, d. at Rome on May 1, 1555. Son of Ricciardo Cervini, a writer of the Apostolic… -
Marcellus I, Pope, Saint (MARCELLO I, PAPA, SANTO)
MARCELLUS I, Pope, Saint. - Roman by origin, he succeeded Marcellinus in the Roman See, after some years of vacant see, caused first by the… -
Marino I, Pope (MARINO I, PAPA)
MARINO I, POPE. - Also designated as Martin II. Born at Gallese near Rome, died at Rome on May 15, 884. As a deacon he was part of the… -
Marinus II, Pope (MARINO II, PAPA)
MARINUS II, POPE. - Also designated by the name Martin III. On the death of Stephen VIII, in Oct. 942, Alberic II designated as his… -
Mark, Pope, Saint (MARCO, PAPA, SANTO)
MARK, Pope, Saint. - He was Roman by birth and the son of Priscus; he governed the Roman Church for about nine months, from 18 January to 7… -
Martin II and III (MARTINO II E III)
MARTINO II E III : V. MARINO I E II. -
Martin I, Pope, Saint (MARTINO I, PAPA, SANTO)
MARTIN I, Pope, Saint. - Born at Todi in Umbria and died at Cherson in Crimea on 16 Sept. 655. For some time he was apocrisiary at the… -
Martin IV, Pope (MARTINO IV, PAPA)
MARTIN IV, POPE. - Simon de Bric (or de Brion), of French origin, d. at Perugia on 28 March 1285. He studied at the University of Paris;… -
Martin V, Pope (MARTINO V, PAPA)
MARTIN V, POPE. - Born in Rome in 1368, died there on 20 Feb. 1431. When the Council of Constance (v.), incapable of proceeding to the… -
Maximum Illud
« MAXIMUM ILLUD ». - These are the first words of the apostolic letter of Benedict XV dated 30 Nov. 1918, on the propagation of the faith… -
Mediator Dei
« MEDIATOR DEI ». - The words with which the encyclical of Pius XII, dated 20 Nov. 1947 (AAS, 39 [1947], pp. 521-95), on the sacred liturgy… -
Menti Nostrae
« MENTI NOSTRAE ». - Opening phrase of the exhortation addressed on 23 Sept. 1950 by Pius XII to all the Catholic clergy, on priestly… -
Miltiades, Pope, Saint (MILZIADE, PAPA, SANTO)
MILTIADES, Pope, Saint. - The Liber Pontificalis says he was of African origin. His pontificate, using the data provided by the Catalogus… -
Mirae Caritatis
"MIRAE CARITATIS." - The words with which the encyclical of Leo XIII begins, dated 28 May 1902, on the Eucharist (Acta Leonis XIII, 22… -
Mirari Vos
"MIRARI VOS". - Opening phrase of the encyclical of Gregory XVI, dated 15 Aug. 1832, against the errors of Lamennais (v.). The Pontiff,… -
Miserentissimus Redemptor
« MISERENTISSIMUS REDEMPTOR ». - Opening of the encyclical of Pius XI (May 9, 1928) on the duty of reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus… -
Mortalium Animos
«MORTALIUM ANIMOS». - Opening words of the encyclical letter of Pius XI of 6 January 1928, De vera religionis unitate fovenda (AAS, 20… -
Multa Praeclare
«MULTA PRAECLARE». - Brief of Gregory XVI, of 24 April 1838, concerning the dioceses of the Portuguese Patronage in India. The expulsion of… -
Munificentissimus Deus
"MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS." - Opening words of the apostolic constitution by which Pius XII defined (Nov. 1, 1950) the dogma of the bodily… -
Mystici Corporis
« MYSTICI CORPORIS ». - Opening words of the encyclical of Pius XII, dated 29 June 1943 (AAS, 36 [1943], pp. 193-248), in which the… -
Nicholas III, Pope (NICCOLÒ III, PAPA)
NICHOLAS III, POPE. - Giovanni Gaetano, son of Matteo Rosso Orsini and of Perna Caetani, cardinal deacon of St. Nicholas in Carcere. Born… -
Nicholas II, Pope (NICCOLÒ II, PAPA)
NICHOLAS II, POPE. - On the death of Stephen X (29 March 1058), the Roman nobility sought to elect a Benedict X who was not recognized by… -
Nicholas I, Pope, Saint (NICCOLÒ I, PAPA, SANTO)
NICHOLAS I, Pope, Saint. - Son of Theodore the regional, deacon of Leo IV, on the death of Benedict III (17 April 858) he was elected and… -
Nicholas IV, Pope (NICCOLÒ IV, PAPA)
NICHOLAS IV, POPE. - Girolamo, born of a humble family at Lisciano near Ascoli Piceno, entered the Friars Minor at a very young age and… -
Nicholas V, Pope (NICCOLÒ V, PAPA)
NICHOLAS V, POPE. - Tommaso Parentucelli, b. at Sarzana on 15 Nov. 1397, d. at Rome on 24 March 1455. In the service, at Bologna, of Bishop… -
Ottaviano of Monticelli (Da Montecelio, Near Tivoli) (OTTAVIANO DI MONTICELLI (DA MONTECELIO, PRESSO TIVOLI))
OTTAVIANO OF MONTICELLI (Da Montecelio, Near Tivoli). - Antipope under the name Victor IV (in reality he should be V). Son of Giovanni… -
Papacy (PAPATO)
PAPACY. - A term synonymous with the Roman Pontificate, used to indicate the permanent institution willed by Jesus Christ in the person of… -
Paschal III, Antipope (PASQUALE III, ANTIPAPA)
PASCHAL III, ANTIPOPE. - Guido da Crema, as cardinal-priest of the title of St. Callixtus, when he took part in the election of Sept. 1159;… -
Paschal II, Pope (PASQUALE II, PAPA)
PASCHAL II, POPE. - A native of Pieda in Romagna, Raniero entered among the Cluniac monks, exercised the functions of abbot at St. Paul… -
Paschal I, Pope, Saint (PASQUALE I, PAPA, SANTO)
PASCHAL I, Pope, Saint. - He was elected pope the day after the death of Stephen V (25 Jan. 817) and consecrated on the 26th. He had… -
Paul III, Pope (PAOLO III, PAPA)
PAUL III, POPE. - Alessandro Farnese, b. at Canino in February 1468, belonged to the baronial Farnese family, with possessions on Lake… -
Paul II, Pope (PAOLO II, PAPA)
PAUL II, POPE. - Pietro Barbo, son of a sister of Eugene IV, b. in Venice on 23 February 1417, d. in Rome on 26 July 1471. He was created… -
Paul I, Pope, Saint (PAOLO I, PAPA, SANTO)
PAUL I, Pope, Saint. - Of noble Roman family, died in Rome on June 28, 767. He held various diplomatic missions, and on the death of his… -
Paul IV, Pope (PAOLO IV, PAPA)
PAUL IV, POPE. - The election to the pontificate of Cardinal Marcello Cervini (Marcellus II), which took place on 10 April 1555, was like a… -
Paul V, Pope (PAOLO V, PAPA)
PAUL V, POPE. - Born in Rome on 17 Sept. 1552, died there on 28 Jan. 1621. Camillo Borghese, from a family originating in Siena, having… -
Pelagius II, Pope (PELAGIO II, PAPA)
PELAGIUS II, POPE. - Of Germanic origin, born in Rome to Unigild. Having entered the clergy, in 579, upon the death of Benedict I, he was… -
Pelagius I, Pope (PELAGIO I, PAPA)
PELAGIUS I, POPE. - Son of John, a Roman official, from an aristocratic family, he was already a deacon in 536 and apocrisiary of Pope… -
Pius III, Pope (PIO III, PAPA)
PIUS III, POPE. - Francesco Todeschini, b. at Siena around 1440, d. at Rome on 18 Oct. 1503. Son of a sister of Pius II, he received from… -
Pius II, Pope (PIO II, PAPA)
PIUS II, POPE. - Born at Corsignano in the Sienese territory on 18 Oct. 1405, died at Ancona on 15 Aug. 1464. I. THE YOUNG HUMANIST. - Enea… -
Pius I, Pope, Saint (PIO I, PAPA, SANTO)
PIUS I, Pope, Saint. - In the Roman Martyrology he is commemorated on July 11; it was Ado who first inserted him into his Martyrology. He… -
Pius IV, Pope (PIO IV, PAPA)
PIUS IV, POPE. - For more than four months the three factions in the Sacred College—the Spanish, the French, and the group of cardinals… -
Pius IX, Pope (PIO IX, PAPA)
PIUS IX, POPE. - Descendant of the Mastai family of Cesena, which received the comital title for its merits from the Duke of Parma and… -
Pius VIII, Pope (PIO VIII, PAPA)
PIUS VIII, POPE. - Francesco Saverio Castiglioni, b. at Cingoli on 20 Nov. 1761, d. at Rome on 30 Nov. 1830. He studied at the Campana… -
Pius VII, Of Cesena, Barnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, 14, 21 March 1800 (PIO VII, DI CESENA, BARNABA (GREGORIO) CHIARAMONTI, 14, 21 MARZO 1800)
PIUS VII, of Cesena, Barnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, 14, 21 March 1800 - 20 Aug. 1823. LEO XII, of Genga (Fabriano), Annibale della Genga,… -
Pius VII, Pope (PIO VII, PAPA)
PIUS VII, POPE. - Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti, b. 14 Aug. 1740 (not 1742) at Cesena, son of Count Scipione and the marchioness Giovanna… -
Pius VI, Of Cesena, Giovanni (PIO VI, DI CESENA, GIOV)
PIUS VI, of Cesena, Giov. Angelo Braschi, 15 [Feb. 1775], 22 Feb. 1775 - 29 Aug. 1799. -
Pius VI, Pope (PIO VI, PAPA)
PIUS VI, POPE. - Giannangelo Braschi, b. at Cesena on 25 Dec. 1717 to Count Marc'Aurelio Tommaso and Anna Teresa Bandi. Educated by the… -
Pius V, Pope, Saint (PIO V, PAPA, SANTO)
PIUS V, Pope, Saint. - The last Pope to be canonized, b. 17 Jan. 1504 at Bosco, near Alessandria, to Paolo Ghislieri and Domenica Augeria:… -
Pius XII, Pope (PIO XII, PAPA)
PIUS XII, POPE. - Eugenio Pacelli, born in Rome on 2 March 1876 to the lawyer Filippo (v. PACELLI, family) and to Virginia Graziosi,… -
Pius XI, Pope (PIO XI, PAPA)
PIUS XI, POPE. - Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, b. at Desio on May 31, 1857, to Francesco and Teresa Galli, both of modest condition, d.… -
Pontian, Pope, Saint, Martyr (PONZIANO, PAPA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
PONTIAN, POPE, SAINT, MARTYR. - According to the Liberian Catalogue and the Liber Pontificalis, P. was a Roman, the son of a certain… -
Pontifical Law of Propaganda Fide (JUS PONTIFICIUM DE PROPAGANDA FIDE)
PONTIFICAL LAW OF PROPAGANDA FIDE. - It is the collection of documents concerning the missions compiled by Bishop Raffaele De Martinis, a… -
Providentissimus Deus
« PROVIDENTISSIMUS DEUS ». - Encyclical letter of Leo XIII (18 Nov. 1893) directed at promoting and regulating the study of Sacred… -
Quod Apostolici Muneris
« QUOD APOSTOLICI MUNERIS ». - Encyclical of Leo XIII of 28 Dec. 1878. After the Inscrutabili Dei consilio, issued on 21 Apr. 1878, with… -
Rainallucci (Rainalducci), Pietro, Antipope (RAINALLUCCI (RAINALDUCCI), PIETRO, ANTIPAPA)
RAINALLUCCI (Rainalducci), Pietro, Antipope. - Friar Minor, reckless supporter of Louis IV of Bavaria (v.) and antipope under the name… -
Rerum Ecclesiae
« RERUM ECCLESIAE ». - Thus begins the encyclical letter of Pius XI of 28 February 1926, intended to recall in writing the teachings of the… -
Robert of Geneva (Clement VII), Antipope (ROBERTO DI GINEVRA (CLEMENTE VII), ANTIPAPA)
ROBERT OF GENEVA (CLEMENT VII), ANTIPOPE. - Born in Geneva in 1342 to the count of the city, Amadeus III, and to Matilda of Boulogne, a… -
Romanus, Pope (ROMANO, PAPA)
ROMANUS, POPE. - Born at Gallese, near Civita Castellana, he was elected cardinal of St. Peter in Chains by Pope Stephen VI. He succeeded… -
Rota (Papal Seal) (ROTA (SIGNUM PAPAE))
ROTA (Papal Seal). - Leo IX (a.d. 1048) introduced into the subscriptio of privileges an innovation that was to be preserved through the… -
Sabinian, Pope (SABINIANO, PAPA)
SABINIAN, POPE. - From Blera in Tuscia, after having passed through the ranks of the hierarchy he was elected pontiff upon the death of St.… -
Sánchez Muñoz, Egidio, Antipope (SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ, EGIDIO, ANTIPAPA)
SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ, EGIDIO, ANTIPOPE. - Of a noble Spanish family, bachelor of canon law at Barcelona and provost of Valencia, he was elected… -
Satis Cognitum
«SATIS COGNITUM». - Encyclical of Leo XIII (30 June 1896) on the unity of the Church (Acta Leonis XIII, XVI, Rome 1897, pp. 157-210;… -
Sempiternus Rex
« SEMPITERNUS REX ». - Encyclical of Pius XII for the 15th centenary of the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (Sept. 8, 1951). The Council of… -
Sergius III, Pope (SERGIO III, PAPA)
SERGIUS III, POPE. - Roman by origin, d. 15 April 911. Ordained subdeacon by Marinus I (882-84), deacon by Stephen V (885-91), bishop of… -
Sergius II, Pope (SERGIO II, PAPA)
SERGIUS II, POPE. - A member of a noble family from which Pope Stephen V had already come, he was ordained priest by Paschal I (817-24). He… -
Sergius I, Pope, Saint (SERGIO I, PAPA, SANTO)
SERGIUS I, Pope, Saint. - Of Antiochene origin, born in Palermo to a certain Tiberius, died in Rome on 8 September 701. During the… -
Sergius IV, Pope (SERGIO IV, PAPA)
SERGIO IV, POPE - Epitaph of S. IV, lines 1-3 are partially reworked, and likewise some letters - Rome, basilica of St. John Lateran.… -
Servant of the Servants of God (Iulius of the Iulii of God) (SERVUS SERVORUM DEI (ἸΟΎΛΙΟΣ ΤΩ͂Ν ἸΟΎΛΩΝ ΤΟΥ͂ ΘΕΟΥ͂))
SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD (Iulius of the Iulii of God). - Formula used constantly by the pontifical Chancery in the "superscriptio" or… -
Severinus, Pope (SEVERINO, PAPA)
SEVERINUS, POPE. - A Roman, son of Abienus, he succeeded Honorius (d. in Oct. 638), but could be consecrated only on 28 May 640. The delay… -
Silverius, Pope, Saint (SILVERIO, PAPA, SANTO)
SILVERIUS, Pope, Saint. - A native of Frosinone, son of Pope Hormisdas, he was elected pontiff in June 536, through the intervention of the… -
Silvester II, Pope (SILVESTRO II, PAPA)
SILVESTER II, POPE. - He reigned from April 2, 999 to May 12, 1003. Probably a native of Auvergne, Gerbert entered as a monk the… -
Silvester IV, Antipope (SILVESTRO IV, ANTIPAPA)
SILVESTER IV, ANTIPOPE. - Maginulfo, arciprete romano. Durante il conflitto impegnato con Enrico IV per le investiture, Pasquale II aveva… -
Simplicius, Saint, Pope (SIMPLICIO, PAPA, SANTO)
SIMPLICIUS, Saint, Pope. - A native of Tivoli, son of Castinus, he succeeded Hilary on 3 March 468. He died on 10 March 483. Despite his… -
Sisinnius, Pope (SISINNIO, PAPA)
SISINNIUS, POPE. - Siro d'origine, successe il 15 genn. 708, dopo quasi tre mesi di sede vacante, a Giovanni VII (m. il 18 ott. 707). Allo… -
Sixtus III, Pope, Saint (SISTO III, PAPA, SANTO)
SIXTUS III, Pope, Saint. - He reigned from 432 to 440. It is not established that he was venerated in antiquity; he was included by Ado in… -
Sixtus I, Pope, Saint (SISTO I, PAPA, SANTO)
SIXTUS I, Pope, Saint. - The sixth successor of the Apostles, his pontificate can be approximately placed between 115 and 125. Florus was… -
Sixtus IV, Pope (SISTO IV, PAPA)
SIXTUS IV, POPE - Gabriele Zerbi offers to Sixtus IV his Quaestiones Metaphysicae. Miniature adorning the dedication copy to Sixtus IV… -
Sixtus V, Pope (SISTO V, PAPA)
SIXTUS V, POPE. - B. at Grottammare (Ascoli Piceno) on 13 Dec. 1520, d. at Rome on 27 Aug. 1590. I. BEFORE THE PONTIFICATE. - Felice… -
Soterus, Pope, Saint (SOTERO, PAPA, SANTO)
SOTERUS, Pope, Saint. - He succeeded Anicetus and his pontificate must be placed between c. 166 and 175. According to Eusebius (Hist.… -
Spiritus Paraclitus
« SPIRITUS PARACLITUS ». - Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV, published on Sept. 15, 1920 (AAS, 12 [1920], pp. 385-422 and Denz-U, nos.… -
Stephen [II] (STEFANO [II])
STEPHEN [II]. - A Roman presbyter elected upon the death of Zachary, between March 16 and 23, 752, but who died four days later, before the… -
Stephen II (III), Pope (STEFANO II (III), PAPA)
STEPHEN II (III), POPE. - Of a Roman family. As soon as he was elected pope, between 16 and 25 March 752, he had to fight against the… -
Stephen III (IV), Pope (STEFANO III (IV), PAPA)
STEPHEN III (IV), POPE.- He ascended the papal throne on August 1 and was consecrated on August 7, 768; he died on January 24, 772. Since… -
Stephen I, Pope, Saint (STEFANO I, PAPA, SANTO)
STEPHEN I, POPE, SAINT. - He is commemorated in the Depositio Episcoporum on August 2 as buried in the cemetery of Callistus. On the same… -
Stephen IV (V), Pope (STEFANO IV (V), PAPA)
STEPHEN IV (V), POPE. - Of a Roman family, on June 22, 816, he gathered without difficulty the votes of the Roman clergy for election to… -
Stephen IX (X), Pope (STEFANO IX (X), PAPA)
STEPHEN IX (X), POPE. - Elected abbot of Montecassino (23 May 1057) and created cardinal priest of the title of St. Chrysogonus on 14 June,… -
Stephen VIII (IX), Pope (STEFANO VIII (IX), PAPA)
STEPHEN VIII (IX), POPE. - A Roman, elected on 14 July 939, he performed no act worthy of note during his brief pontificate; d. in Oct.… -
Stephen VII (VIII), Pope (STEFANO VII (VIII), PAPA)
STEPHEN VII (VIII), POPE. - A Roman. Nothing is known of any act of this pope, who owed the tiara (Dec. 928) to Marozia, wife of Guy of… -
Stephen VI (VII), Pope (STEFANO VI (VII), PAPA)
STEPHEN VI (VII), POPE. - A Roman, bishop of Anagni. Elected pope (May 896) contrary to the rules of ecclesiastical discipline then in… -
Stephen V (VI), Pope (STEFANO V (VI), PAPA)
STEPHEN V (VI), POPE. - Of a Roman family, cardinal priest of the title of the SS. Quattro Coronati. His election, which took place in… -
Studiorum Ducem
« STUDIORUM DUCEM ». - Encyclical of Pius XI (29 June 1923) on St. Thomas Aquinas, published on the occasion of the sixth centenary of his… -
Summi Pontificatus
«SUMMI PONTIFICATUS». - First encyclical of Pius XII (Oct. 20, 1939), in which the program of his pontificate is outlined. Publishing it on… -
Syllabus (SILLABO)
SYLLABUS. - List of 80 propositions concerning the errors of the time published by Pius IX on 8 Dec. 1864. I. HISTORY. - The first idea of… -
Telesphorus, Pope, Saint, Martyr (TELESFORO, PAPA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
TELESPHORUS, Pope, Saint, Martyr. - St. Irenaeus places him seventh after the Apostles and says that he ended his days with a "glorious… -
Theoderic (Teoderico), Antipope (TEODERICO (TEODORICO), ANTIPAPA)
THEODERIC (TEODERICO), ANTIPOPE. - Cardinal bishop of S. Rufina, elected on the death of the antipope Clement III (Sept. 8, 1100) by the… -
Theodore II, Pope (TEODORO II, PAPA)
THEODORE II, POPE. - Eletto nel nov. 897, m. ca. tre settimane dopo. Prima di morire, però, ebbe il tempo di rendere giustizia alla memoria… -
Theodore I, Pope (TEODORO I, PAPA)
THEODORE I, POPE. - Elected pontiff on 24 November 642, he immediately took a clear stand against the Ekthesis, the imperial edict in which… -
Theophilact (Theofilacias, Theophilactus) (TEOFILATTO (THEOFILACIAS, THEOPHILACTUS))
THEOPHILACT (Theofilacias, Theophilactus). - A Greek by origin, as it seems, improperly numbered among the antipopes. Archdeacon of the… -
The Prophecy of the Pseudo-M (LA PROFEZIA DELLO PSEUDO M)
THE PROPHECY OF THE PSEUDO-M. - Under the name of M. a famous prophecy about the succession of the Roman pontiffs, from Celestine II (1143)… -
Unam Sanctam
« UNAM SANCTAM ». - During the conflict that divided Philip IV the Fair and Boniface VIII, the latter published on 18 Nov. 1302 a bull… -
Urban III, Pope (URBANO III, PAPA)
URBAN III, POPE. - Uberto Crivelli, formerly archbishop of Milan, was elected pope at Verona on 25 Nov. 1185 and consecrated on the 1st of… -
Urban II, Pope, Blessed (URBANO II, PAPA, BEATO)
URBAN II, Pope, Blessed. - Odo of Lagery, Benedictine, b. ca. 1040 at Châtillon-sur-Marne. His election took place at Terracina according… -
Urban IV, Pope (URBANO IV, PAPA)
URBAN IV, POPE. - Of a family, Giacomo Pantaleon, b. at Troyes ca. 1200, d. at Perugia on 2 Oct. 1264. In 1240 he was archdeacon at Liège;… -
Urban VIII, Pope (URBANO VIII, PAPA)
URBAN VIII, POPE. - Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, b. in Florence, where he was baptized, on 5 April 1568, d. on 29 July 1644. The family, of… -
Urban VII, Pope (URBANO VII, PAPA)
URBAN VII, POPE. - Giambattista Castagna, b. in Rome on 4 Aug. 1521, from a noble Genoese family, related on his mother's side to the Roman… -
Urban VI, Pope (URBANO VI, PAPA)
URBAN VI, POPE - St. Peter hands the keys to U. VI. Detail of the Pontiff's tomb (late 14th century; reused Roman sarcophagus), Sacred… -
Urban V, Pope, Blessed (URBANO V, PAPA, BEATO)
URBAN V, Pope, Blessed. - Guillaume de Grimoard, b. in 1310 in the castle of Grisac (Lozère) to the lord of the place, d. 19 Dec. 1370 at… -
Ursicinus, Antipope (URSINO, ANTIPAPA)
URSICINUS, ANTIPOPE. - When Pope Liberius died (Sept. 366), while in the church of St. Lawrence in Lucina the deacon Damasus was being… -
Valentino, Pope (VALENTINO, PAPA)
VALENTINO, POPE. - In the year 827, the bishops, the nobility and the people wished the archdeacon V., born in the region of Via Lata, d.… -
Victor III, Pope, Blessed (VITTORE III, PAPA, BEATO)
VICTOR III, Pope, Blessed. - A Benedictine monk, from the Dafauri (Desiderio) family, he owed his election to the Norman prince Jordan of… -
Victor II, Pope (VITTORE II, PAPA)
VICTOR II, POPE. - Formerly bishop of Eichstätt, he was elected in 1055, a year after the death of Leo IX (Apr. 1054), during which the… -
Victor I, Pope, Saint (VITTORE I, PAPA, SANTO)
VICTOR I, Pope, Saint. - An African and son of Felix, according to the Lib. Pont., he was the thirteenth bishop of Rome after St. Peter,… -
Victor IV, Antipope (VITTORE IV, ANTIPAPA)
VICTOR IV, ANTIPOPE. - Elected by the supporters of the antipope Anacletus II (v.) around the middle of March 1138, he was nicknamed by the… -
Vigilius, Pope (VIGILIO, PAPA)
VIGILIUS, POPE. - The turbulent events of his pontificate find their explanation in the conditions of the city, agitated between the party… -
Vineam Domini
VINEAM DOMINI. - It is the bull issued by Clement XI on July 15, 1705, confirming the constitutions of Innocent X and Alexander VII… -
Vitalian, Pope, Saint (VITALIANO, PAPA, SANTO)
VITALIAN, Pope, Saint. - There is scant information about the activity of Pope V. (30 July 657-27 June 672). It is only known that he… -
Zachary, Pope, Saint (ZACCARIA, PAPA, SANTO)
ZACHARY, POPE, SAINT. - Son of a Greek father living in Calabria, he was elected on 3 Dec. 741, d. 15 March 752. Unlike his predecessor… -
Zachary, Saint (ZACCARIA, SANTO)
ZACHARY, Saint. - Father of St. John the Baptist, mentioned in Lk. 1:5-25, 57-80. He was an Israelite priest (not the high priest, as the… -
Zephyrinus, Pope, Saint (ZEFIRINO, PAPA, SANTO)
ZEPHYRINUS, POPE, SAINT. - Successor of Victor and predecessor of Callistus, consecrated in 199, died in 217. In the Philosophumena it is… -
Zinzinó (ZINZINO)
ZINZINÓ. - He is improperly numbered among the antipopes. On the death of Paschal I (11 Feb. 824) there was a double papal election (a… -
Zosimus, Pope, Saint (ZOSIMO, PAPA, SANTO)
ZOSIMUS, Pope, Saint. - Elected successor of Innocent I on 18 March 417, d. 26 Dec. 418. Immediately, on 22 March, he granted Patroclus,…