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Pope Martin IV ( Latin: Martinus IV; c. 1210/1220 – 28 March 1285), born Simon de Brion, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1281 [1] to his death on 28 March 1285. He was the last French pope to have held court in Rome; all subsequent French popes held court in Avignon (the Avignon Papacy ).
Martin IV (born c. 1210, –20, Brie?, France—died March 28, 1285, Perugia, Papal States [Italy]) was the pope from 1281 to 1285. Of noble birth, Martin was a member of the council of King Louis IX of France and, in 1260, chancellor and keeper of the great seal.
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Apr 14, 2023 · POPE MARTIN IV, THE LAST FRENCH POPE TO REIGN IN ROME. Debra Booton McCoy | 04/14/2023. Photo by Stephanie LeBlanc on Unsplash. Simon de Brion, the future Pope Martin IV, was born between 1210 and 1220, in the Ile de France, an area around Paris. He lived until 28 March 1285.
Pope Martin IV. Pope Martine IV was the 189th Pope. He was also known as Simon de Brion, a French nationality who reigned from 1281 to 1285. He assumed the name Martin IV since the names of his predecessors Marinus were misread as Martin II and Martin III.
Pope Martin IV, born Simon de Brion, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1281 to his death on 28 March 1285. He was the last French pope to have held court in Rome; all subsequent French popes held court in Avignon.
After Sicily forcibly threw off the galling yoke of Charles of Anjou and gave expression to its deep hatred of France in the cruel massacre known as the Sicilian Vespers, Pope Martin IV used his full papal power to save Sicily for France. He excommunicated Peter III of Aragon whom the Sicilians had elected as their king, declared his kingdom of ...
New Catholic Encyclopedia. MARTIN IV, POPE Pontificate: Feb. 22, 1281 to Mar. 29, 1285; b. Simon de Brion, or Brie, near Angers; d. Orvieto. In 1260 he became chancellor of louis ix. As cardinal (1261) he was papal legate in France under Urban IV, Clement IV, and Gregory X and supported the advancement of Louis's brother, Charles of Anjou, to ...
