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4 days ago · Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Rodrigo de Borja; [Note 3] 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) (epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian")) [6] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
2 days ago · The line of Roman popes is now retroactively recognized by the Catholic Church as the sole legitimate line during the Western Schism. However, Popes Alexander VI through VIII have not been renumbered, leaving a gap in the numbering sequence. According to John F. Broderick (1987):
4 days ago · It was not until Christmas 1499 that Pope Alexander VI requested the Holy Door be opened not only at St. John Lateran but also in St. Peter’s, St. Mary Major and St. Paul’s Outside the Walls. Jubilee Years when the Holy Door is opened now occur every 25 years.
1 day ago · In the Age of Exploration, Pope Alexander VI claimed the right to distribute the newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal, and his decision was confirmed in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.
3 days ago · Pope is the title, since about the 9th century, of the bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The pope is regarded as the successor of St. Peter and has supreme power of jurisdiction over the Catholic Church in matters of faith and morals, as well as in church discipline and government.
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2 days ago · Alarmed at this sudden increase in French strength, Ludovico, the emperor Maximilian I, the pope, and King Ferdinand II of Aragon came together in the League of Venice in March 1495 to combat Charles’s power. Faced by these forces, Charles, leaving behind some of his troops in garrison, decided to return home.
2 days ago · Not until the reign of Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503) did the papacy make a determined attempt to assert authority over the whole state. Until then the popes enjoyed the worst of all worlds, condemned for the deep involvement in secular politics that their position as temporal rulers had thrust upon them while, at the same time, remaining ...
