- The
pontificate is the form of
government used in
Vatican City. The word came to
English from
French and
simply means papacy, or "to
perform the functions...
- A
pontiff (from
Latin pontifex) was, in
Roman antiquity, a
member of the most
illustrious of the
colleges of
priests of the
Roman religion, the College...
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about twenty-five
parishes in Rome.
Although the
precise dates of his
pontificate are uncertain, he "...died a martyr,
perhaps about 91".
Cletus is mentioned...
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Arian controversy. His
pontificate also
coincided with the
baptism of
Roman Emperor Constantine I.
Sylvester I's
pontificate coincided with the construction...
- 1503 to his death. At just twenty-six days, he had one of the
shortest pontificates in
papal history.
Francesco was the
nephew of Pope Pius II, who granted...
- list of the 912
saints canonized by Pope
Francis (2013–)
during his
pontificate,
which includes the 813
Martyrs of
Otranto as a group, 7 whom were equipollently...
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reign can be
definitely dated. Two
prominent sources exist for Urban's
pontificate: Eusebius's
history of the
early Church and an
inscription in the Coemeterium...
- Pope
Gelasius II (c. 1060/1064 – 29
January 1119), born
Giovanni Caetani or
Giovanni da
Gaeta (also
called Coniulo), was head of the
Catholic Church and...
- Pope
Benedict IX (Latin:
Benedictus IX; c. 1012 – c. 1056), born
Theophylactus of
Tusculum in Rome, was the
bishop of Rome and
ruler of the
Papal States...
