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Pope Nicholas V (Latin: Nicolaus V; Italian: Niccolò V; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), [1] born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death, in March 1455. [2]
Pope Nicholas V. Dum Diversas (English: While different) is a papal bull issued on 18 June 1452 by Pope Nicholas V.It authorized King Afonso V of Portugal to fight, subjugate, and conquer "those rising against the Catholic faith and struggling to extinguish Christian Religion"—namely, the "Saracens and pagans" in a militarily disputed African territory.
This is an incomplete list of papal bulls, listed by the year in which each was issued. The decrees of some papal bulls were often tied to the circumstances of time and place, and may have been adjusted, attenuated, or abrogated by subsequent popes as situations changed.
Romanus Pontifex (from Latin: "The Roman Pontiff") is the title of at least three papal bulls: . One issued in 1436 by Pope Eugenius IV; [1]; A second issued on September 21, 1451, by Pope Nicholas V, relieving the dukes of Austria from any potential ecclesiastical censure for permitting Jews to dwell there; [2]
Pope Nicholas V had enacted the Papal bull Romanus Pontifex in 1455, granting the patronage ("Padroado") of the propagation of the Christian faith in Asia to the Portuguese and rewarded them a trade monopoly in newly discovered areas. [28] Trade was initiated shortly after Vasco da Gama arrived in India in 1498.
Future Pope Adrian V [40] [43] Urban IV (1261–1264) Anchero Pantaleone: 22 May 1262 Nephew [40] Gregory X (1271–1276) Vicedomino de Vicedominis: 3 June 1273 Unknown It is a widely disseminated misconception that he was elected but died before proclamation. [40] [49] Giovanni Visconti: 1275 Unknown [50] [n 18] Nicholas III (1277–1280 ...
Earlier Papal bulls, such as Pope Nicholas V's Dum Diversas (1452) and Romanus Pontifex (1454) were used to justify enslavement during this era. [5] An early shipment of Black Africans during the transatlantic slave trade was initiated at the request of Bishop Las Casas and authorized by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1517. [2]
Its foundation was authorized by Pope Urban VIII with a papal bull dated 8 September 1625, [65] but it was not opened until 1631 due to the involvement of Princess Caterina Savelli. [64] The convent was severely hit by Anglo-American air raids on 1 February 1944, which destroyed the building, killing 16 nuns. [44]