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2 days ago · The Papal States (/ ˈ p eɪ p ə l / PAY-pəl; Italian: Stato Pontificio; Latin: Dicio Pontificia), officially the State of the Church (Italian: Stato della Chiesa [ˈstaːto della ˈkjɛːza]; Latin: Status Ecclesiasticus), were a conglomeration of territories on the Apennine Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 ...
1 day ago · Since the eighth century, the pope has been the sovereign of the Papal States and later the Vatican City State. The current pope is Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013.
6 days ago · Thus, by early 1860, only five states remained in Italy – the Austrians in Venetia, the Papal States (now minus the Legations), the new expanded Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and San Marino.
May 16, 2024 · papal conclave, (from Latin cum clave, “with a key”), in the Roman Catholic Church, the assembly of cardinals gathered to elect a new pope and the system of strict seclusion to which they submit.
3 days ago · Covers 19 papacies, from Innocent III to Benedict XI. Calendar of Papal Registers, Britain and Ireland. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1893. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.
May 9, 2024 · Original name: Pietro Buccaporci. Byname: Bucca Porci (“Pig’s Snout”) Died: May 12, 1012, Rome. Title / Office: pope (1009-1012) Sergius IV (born, Luna, Tuscany [Italy]—died May 12, 1012, Rome) was the pope from 1009 to 1012. He became bishop of Albano, Papal States, about 1004.
May 29, 2024 · Home. Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 14, 1484-1492. Covers the whole papacy of Innocent VIII, which lasted from 1484 to 1492. Calendar of Papal Registers, Britain and Ireland. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1960. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
