Pope Innocent Iii: Pope of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
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.
Pope Innocent III | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
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| 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 | |
Early life
Lotario di Conti was born at Anagni in central Italy. His father was Count Trasimund of Segni 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.
Cardinal
In 1190, Clement III raised him to the rank of Cardinal.
Pope
Cardinal Segni was unanimously elected pope on January 8, 1198; and he took the name of Innocent III.
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.
Pope Innocent promoted the theory that the spiritual power of the church was greater than than any king or emperor. Innocent was the first pope to form a Papal state.
Crusades
Innocent III was responsible for starting the Fourth Crusade, the Albigensian Crusade, and the Fifth Crusade.
Lateran Council
In 1215, Innocent brought together the church's bishops and cardinals in a meeting called the Fourth Lateran Council.
Related pages
References
Other websites
Media related to Innocentius III at Wiki Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope in sequence
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Cardinal Segni Archived 2017-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Pope Celestine III | Pope 1198–1216 | Succeeded by Pope Honorius III |
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