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Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius PP. II, Italian: Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Latin: Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death.
Pope Pius II: Bishop of Spoleto; legate a latere in Perugia: Niccolò Fortiguerra: Pistoia: Priest of S. Cecilia 1460, March 5 Pope Pius II (Cardinal-nephew) Bishop of Teano; Supreme Commander of Papal Fleet Burchard of Weissbruch: German: Priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo 1460, March 5 Pope Pius II: Archbishop of Salzburg: Jean Jouffroy, O.S.B ...
In addition to the strict rules of the Poor Clares, the Colettines follow their special Constitutions, approved in 1434 by the Minister General of the friars, William of Casale, and approved in 1448 by Pope Nicholas V, again in 1458 by Pope Pius II, and in 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV. Colette died at Ghent in March 1447. [1]
Many Catholic traditionalist groups, such as the Society of Saint Pius X, and some scholars such as the philosopher Romano Amerio, [8] also support the perception of the Second Vatican Council as a hermeneutic of discontinuity from sacred tradition and the pre-Concilliar Magisterium of the Catholic Church, accompanying it with a strong ...
Francesco Piccolomini (papal name Pope Pius III), protector of England and Germany, legate to King Charles VIII of France; Other distinguished members include: Joachim Piccolomini (1258–1305), beatified Sienese; Antonio Piccolomini, First Duke of Amalfi (d. 1493), a nephew of Pope Pius II and brother of Pope Pius III
The Pope's homily was addressed to all humanity because for the Church "no one is a stranger, no one is excluded, no one is distant". [190] Mass was followed by a series of messages (in French) addressed to various categories of people, including heads of government, women, workers, young people, and the poor and sick.
Exemptions were granted to those who were sick. Pope Pius defined the goal for the Holy Year 1950: to do penance and to pray for the return to Christ of all those who were separated from him. Those who hate God, may see his light. May social justice spread around the globe to ensure that hunger disappears.
In 2005, the World Day of the Sick had a special significance since the ailing pope later died on 2 April of that year. Many people had gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome to pray for him as he lay dying. In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation on this day, and he gave his declining health as his reason for retiring.