Benedict XVI has been elected at the age of 78. He started his Pontificate at the age of 79. One was from as far away as Iceland and we get a picture of the hardship of that remote diocese when we read that he had no other revenue than the milk of three cows. Clement X (29 April 1670 - 22 July 1676) is the oldest elected Pope. Cardinals, prefects, and senators and consuls of Rome surrounded him. The pope presided over the meeting, elevated on a throne. 1929: The Lateran Treaty was signed between Pope Pius XI and Italian leader Benito Mussolini. The council opened its first session on March 5, 1179. This list of all popes is ordered chronologically but can also be sorted alphabetically, just click on the name. Peters Basilica, the largest church in the world, was built.
Consequently it is called Lateran III to distinguish it from four other councils held there. VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died. This was the eleventh ecumenical council (by Roman Catholic count) and took place at the church of St. WATCH: The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross on HISTORY Vault.
And so, in time-honored fashion, he called a council. Pope Urban II launches the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against. Eventually Calistus made submission and Alexander, receiving him graciously, made him governor of Beneventum.įrom his own sharp experience, Alexander saw that better rules for the elections of popes were needed. The History of Popes TIMELINE INFOGRAPHIC 3 Shares By Heavy Staff Updated at 6:54pm With the recent election of Pope Francis, it’s a fitting time to look back on the history. Calistus III holed up at Viterbo when he was besieged by Christian of Mainz. John de Struma called himself Calistus III. When Alexander III came to the pontificate in 1178, he faced such a rival. He also refused to execute the 1520 papal bull that condemned Luther. There are many lists of all Popes in history, including the official Vatican English timeline of all Popes on The Holy See website. The second Pope was Linus (67-79 AD) and the third Pope was Anacletu (79-92 AD, who was also known as Cletus. Rival claims threatened to destroy the unity of the church. Christian History Institute (CHI) provides church history resources and self-study. The first pope in the history of the Roman Catholic church was Saint Peter (33-67 AD). They would try to grab it any way they could. The thought of being at the head of the entire Christian church was irrisistible. For some men power was an insatiable itch. Unscrupulous men took advantage of the loopholes in the system to try to grab power. Elections without rules can be confusing.
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