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Pope Pius III (Italian: Pio III, Latin: Pius Tertius; 9 May 1439 – 18 October 1503), [1] born Francesco Todeschini, then Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 September 1503 to his death. At just twenty-six days, he had one of the shortest pontificates in papal history.
The September 1503 papal conclave elected Pope Pius III to succeed Pope Alexander VI.Due to the Italian Wars, the College of Cardinals was surrounded by three potentially hostile armies, loyal to Louis XII of France, Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Cesare Borgia (the cardinal-nephew and illegitimate son of Alexander VI).
Pope Paul III Farnese had four illegitimate children and made his illegitimate son Pier Luigi Farnese the first duke of Parma. This is a list of sexually active popes, Catholic priests who were not celibate before they became pope, and those who were legally married before becoming pope. Some candidates were allegedly sexually active before their election as pope, and others were thought to ...
Pope during the Council of Ephesus (431), the third ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches. 44 31 July 432 – 18 August 440 (8 years, 18 days) St Sixtus III SYXTVS Tertius: Rome, Italy, Roman Empire Roman citizen. Feast day 28 March. 45 29 September 440 – 10 November 461 (21 years, 42 ...
A post shared on X claims that Pope Francis is opening up five “sacred portals” in a “ritual that has never been done before.” ... in 1933 Pope Pius XI chose to commemorate the 1900 ...
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 ...
Uniquely combines the pope's tomb with that of his cardinal-nephew, Ludovico Ludovisi. According to Reardon [116] the pope was originally buried in the Quirinal Palace and his remains moved to Sant'Ignazio in 1634. The monument was created c. 1709–14. [117] 6 August 1623 – 29 July 1644 Urban VIII: Gian Lorenzo Bernini: St. Peter's Basilica ...
Beatified in 1736 by Pope Clement XII: 2 Pope Eugene III: 1145 Beatified in 1872 by Pope Pius IX: 3 Pope Gregory X: 1271 Beatified in 1713 by Pope Clement XI: 4 Pope Innocent V: 1276 Beatified in 1898 by Pope Leo XIII: 5 Pope Innocent XI: 1676 Beatified in 1956 by Pope Pius XII: 6 Pope Pius IX: 1846 Beatified in 2000 by Pope John Paul II [5] 7 ...