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Pope Boniface VIII (c. 1235 – October 11, 1303), born Benedetto Caetani, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Related to several earlier popes, he appears to have been more interested in furthering the position of his family than that of the Church, except that consolidating papal authority was a means to an end.
Unam sanctam [a] is a papal bull that was issued by Pope Boniface VIII on 18 November 1302.
Boniface VIII. (1235—1303) Quick Reference. ( c. 1234–1303), Pope from 1294. His pontificate was dominated by his struggle with Philip the Fair of France.
Boniface VIII, orig. Benedict Caetani, (born c. 1235, Anagni, Papal States—died Oct. 11, 1303, Rome), Pope (1294–1303). Born into an influential Roman family, Caetani studied law in Bologna and rose through the papal government to become cardinal-deacon (1281) and pope.
BONIFACE VIII, POPE. Pontificate: Dec. 24, 1294, to Oct. 11, 1303; b. Benedict Gaetani, Anagni, c. 1235; d. Rome. His reign is remembered especially for the fierce conflict of Church and State between the papacy and the French monarchy that broke out in 1296.
The Holy See Pontiffs Boniface VIII [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - PT] Boniface VIII 193rd Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 24.XII.1294, 23.I.1295: End Pontificate: 11.X.1303: Secular Name: Benedetto Caetani: Birth: Anagni ...
The violent attack on Boniface VIII marks the first open rejection of papal spiritual dominance by the rising national monarchies of the West and, above all, by France. Boniface’s assertions of papal plenitude of power did not go beyond those of his predecessors in the 13th century.
