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- Even though Pope Boniface VIII never physically shows up in the Inferno, he's a major figure, both in Dante’s political life and as a symbol of sin. Boniface would have served nicely as Dante’s prime antagonist... if only our poet been able to include him in his story.
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Pope Boniface VIII (Latin: Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani, c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 to his death, in 1303.
- 24 December 1294
- 12 April 1281, by Martin IV
- 11 October 1303
- Benedict XI
Pope Boniface VIII. Pope Boniface VIII: Circle 8, Inferno 19. Boniface, for Dante, is personal and public enemy number one. Benedetto Caetani, a talented and ambitious scholar of canon law, rose quickly through the ranks of the church and was elected pope, as Boniface VIII, soon after the abdication of Pope Celestine V in 1294.
Pope Boniface VIII. Boniface, for Dante, is personal and public enemy number one. Benedetto Caetani, a talented and ambitious scholar of canon law, rose quickly through the ranks of the church and was elected pope, as Boniface VIII, soon after the abdication of Pope Celestine V in 1294.
Dante speaks with Pope Nicholas III, who mistakes Dante for his successor in simony, Boniface VIII. Nicholas tells Dante that once Boniface arrives he will be buried further in the bedrock, as are all simonists.
Even though Pope Boniface VIII never physically shows up in the Inferno, he's a major figure, both in Dante’s political life and as a symbol of sin. Boniface would have served nicely as Dante’s prime antagonist... if only our poet been able to include him in his story.
Ulysses leaves and another flame draws near, making strange muffled noises that Dante likens to the noises coming from a Sicilian bull: a torture device that is a brass bull within which someone place, with a fire underneath, until they are roasted alive and their screams, as they emerge from the bull's mouth, become unintelligible and sound lik...
Inferno ( Italian: [iɱˈfɛrno]; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri 's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno describes the journey of a fictionalised version of Dante himself through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil.
