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Gregory IX was one of the most vigorous of the 13th-century popes (reigned 1227–41), a canon lawyer, theologian, defender of papal prerogatives, and founder of the papal Inquisition. Gregory promulgated the Decretals in 1234, a code of canon law that remained the fundamental source of.
- James M. Powell
Pope Gregory IX. Pope Gregory IX ( Latin: Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) [1] was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the Decretales and instituting the Papal Inquisition, in response to the failures of the episcopal ...
One of Gregory IX's first acts as pope was to move against Frederick II for failing to fulfill his vow to involve himself personally in the Crusades. Frederick and his army had set sail from Brindisi for Acre in the Holy Land, but an epidemic forced Frederick to return to Italy.
Click to enlarge. Gregory IX (Ugolino, Count of Segni ), POPE; b. about 1145, at Anagni in the Campagna; d. August 22, 1241, at Rome. He received his education at the Universities of Paris and Bologna. After the accession of Innocent III to the papal throne, Ugolino, who was a nephew of Innocent III, was successively appointed papal chaplain ...
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Pope Gregory IX served as the pope from March 19, 1227, until his death on August 22, 1241. His pontificate was marked by a series of significant events and policies that shaped Catholicism and the Catholic Church in ways that still echo today.
Leaving a bailli in the Latin Kingdom, Frederick returned to Italy and quickly defeated the papal forces under John of Brienne and entered into negotiations with the pope, which resulted in the Treaty of Ceprano in 1230. For the most part, Gregory and Frederick cooperated during the 1230s.
During his tenure as pope, Gregory IX created a Papal Inquisition that established standards and rules that others had to follow in heresy cases. He would appoint men into positions based on how well they could follow those rules. Gregory IX was also for the Northern Crusades because he believed the wars would bring more men to the Church.
