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2 days ago · This tension would come to a head under Philip IV, who clashed with Pope Boniface VIII over taxation of the clergy and the authority of the papacy. Philip‘s victory in this struggle, and his subsequent role in the election of the French Pope Clement V, would pave the way for the Avignon Papacy.
5 days ago · Pope Boniface VIII's name can still be seen on one side of the seal, while the other side bore the faces of saints Peter and Paul. The seal would have been attached to a papal bull, a letter from the Pope, which in this case was probably addressed to Bishop Arne.
And then eventually we’re going to have a pope called Boniface VIII, who is going to really have a very serious understanding of his own position. Who is going to be fighting with the King of France called Philip the Fair, or Philip the Fourth.
4 days ago · Commemorating the start of the new century, Pope Boniface VIII granted indulgences to pilgrims who went to Rome during the year. The turnout was enormous, and, buoyed by the success of this...
4 days ago · Pope Boniface VIII, Celestine’s successor, imprisoned the former pope out of fear that opponents to the resignation might try to install Celestine as an antipope. Celestine V died a prisoner ten months later. Peter of Morrone was canonized in 1313 and since 1327 has been buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L’Aquila. The ...
4 days ago · Pope Boniface VIII in 1295 empowered the prior for the time being to nominate six of the canons, even if etate minores, provided they were over twenty years of age, to be promoted by any bishop to sacred orders and minister in them lawfully.
3 days ago · The delays which the monks experienced might have been prolonged had news reached England earlier of a step taken by Pope Boniface VIII, who was elected a month before the death of Peter of Chester.
