Pope Innocent III
Pope Innocent III | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rome | |
 | |
| Papacy began | 8 January 1198 |
| Papacy ended | 16 July 1216 |
| Predecessor | Celestine III |
| Successor | Honorius III |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 February 1198 |
| Consecration | 22 February 1198 |
| Created cardinal | September 1190 by Clement III |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Lotario de' Conti di Segni |
| Born | 1160 or 1161 Gavignano, Papal States |
| Died | 16 July 1216 (aged 55–56) Perugia, Papal States |
| Other popes named Innocent | |
Pope Innocent III (Latin: Innocentius Tertius; 1160 or 1161 – 16 July 1216) was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 177th Pope from 1198 until his death in 1216.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Lotario di Conti was born at Anagni[2] in central Italy. His father was Count Trasimund of Segni[3] who was a member of the Conti family.
During the short reigns of Pope Lucius III, Pope Urban III, Pope Gregory VIII, and Pope Clement III, he served in the church bureaucracy.[3]
Cardinal
[change | change source]In 1190, Clement III raised him to the rank of Cardinal.[3]
Pope
[change | change source]Cardinal Segni was unanimously elected pope on January 8, 1198; and he took the name of Innocent III.[4]
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[3]
Pope Innocent promoted the theory that the spiritual power of the church was greater than than any king or emperor.[5] Innocent was the first pope to form a Papal state.[6]
Crusades
[change | change source]Innocent III was responsible for starting the Fourth Crusade, the Albigensian Crusade, and the Fifth Crusade.[7]
Lateran Council
[change | change source]In 1215, Innocent brought together the church's bishops and cardinals in a meeting called the Fourth Lateran Council.[3]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Agnani", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Pope Innocent III", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1838. pp. 479–480.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. pp. 578–579.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1840). The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: Organ - Pertinax. Knight. p. 198.
- ↑ Pope Innocent III", Crusades Encyclopedia (2005); retrieved 2011-11-6.
Other websites
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Media related to Innocentius III at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope in sequence
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Segni Archived 2017-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Pope Celestine III |
Pope 1198–1216 |
Succeeded by Pope Honorius III |