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Pope Innocent V (Latin: Innocentius V; c. 1225 – 22 June 1276), born Pierre de Tarentaise, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 January to 22 June 1276. A member of the Order of Preachers, he acquired a reputation as an effective preacher.
Blessed Innocent V (born c. 1224, Tarentaise, Savoy (France)—died June 22, 1276, Rome; beatified March 13, 1898feast day June 22) was the pope during 1276, the first Dominican pontiff. He collaborated with SS. Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas in drafting a rule of studies for the Dominican order.
Pope Innocent V was the 185th Pope to reign the Papal States. He was born in 1224 A.D. in Savoy, France with the given name of Pierre De Tarentaise. As the first Dominican Order pope, he held the office of the papacy for only five months.
Pope Innocent V (fresco) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro) (c.1387-1455); Museo di San Marco dell’Angelico, Florence, Italy. Friar and Pope Peter of Tarentaise was born in Savoy around 1224 and as a young man entered the Order at Lyons.
Besides his Commentary on Peter Lombard, Pope Innocent V was the author of several works on philosophy, theology, and canon law plus commentaries on Paul's epistles. Innocent was beatified by Pope Leo III on 9 March 1898 on account of his reputation for holiness.
Innocent V, BLESSED, POPE (PETRUS A TARENTA-SIA), b. in Tarentaise, towards 1225; elected at Arezzo, January 21, 1276; d. at Rome, June 22, 1276. Tarentaise on the upper Isere in southeastern France was certainly his native province, and the town of Champagny was in all probability his birthplace.
The Holy See Pontiffs Innocent V [ AR - DE - EN ... IT - PT] Innocent V 185th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 21.I,22.II.1276:
