Popes & Papal Documents
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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… -
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… -
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.… -
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.… -
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… -
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.… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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,… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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,…