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Clement was the first of early Rome's most notable bishops. [28] The Liber Pontificalis, which documents the reigns of popes, states that Clement had known Peter. Clement is known for his epistle to the church in Corinth (c. 96), in which he asserts the apostolic authority of the bishops/presbyters as rulers of the church. [4]
Pope Clement III (Latin: Clemens III; 1130 – 20 March 1191), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 December 1187 to his death in 1191. He ended the conflict between the Papacy and the city of Rome, by allowing the election of magistrates, which reinstalled the Papacy back in the city after a six-year exile.
In 1533, Clement married his cousin's granddaughter, Catherine de' Medici, to the future King Henry II of France, son of King Francis I. Due to an illness, before setting out to Marseilles for the wedding, Clement issued a Bull on 3 September 1533 giving instructions on what to do if he died outside Rome. [60]
The most remarkable event of Clement VIII's reign was the reconciliation to the Church of Henry IV of France (1589–1610), after long negotiations, carried on with great dexterity through Cardinal Arnaud d'Ossat, that resolved the complicated situation in France. Henry embraced Catholicism on 25 July 1593.
Before the sack, Pope Clement VII opposed the ambitions of Emperor Charles V. Afterward, he no longer had the military or financial resources to do so. [2] To avert more warfare, Clement adopted a conciliatory policy toward Charles. [2] [10] The sack had major repercussions for Italian society and culture, and in particular, for Rome.
There have been fourteen popes named Clement. Pope Clement I saint, (88–98) Pope Clement II (1046–1047) Pope Clement III (1187–1191) Pope Clement IV (1265–1268)
There have been 266 popes: 217 from Italy (Including Pope Paul I, II, III, IV, V, VI, Pope Pius I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII); 16 from France (Pope Sylvester II, Pope Stephen IX, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Urban II, Pope Callistus II, Pope Urban IV, Pope Clement IV, Pope Innocent V, Pope Martin IV, Pope Clement V, Pope John XXII, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Clement VI, Pope ...
Pope Clement VI (Latin: Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, [1] was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope . Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he granted remission of sins to all who died of the plague.