Innocent VII

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Innocent VII (* 1336 in Sulmona ; † November 6, 1406 in Rome ) was originally called Cosma dei Migliorati and was Pope from 1404 to 1406 .

Life

Sarcophagus in St. Peter

He became archbishop of Ravenna in 1387 and archbishop of Bologna in 1389 and cardinal in the same year (titular church: Santa Croce in Gerusalemme ).

On October 17, 1404 he was elected Pope. The fact that after the return of the Popes from Avignon the political weight had shifted to Naples was shown by the fact that Innocent, like his two predecessors, was of Neapolitan origin. Innocent also did not succeed in ending the schism. Antipope Benedict XIII. was far superior to him intellectually. Innocent was only interested in the sciences. That is why he brought the first humanists into his service. When the chaos reigned in Rome, the Roman noble family of Colonna Ladislaus of Naples called for help to end the revolts. On October 19, 1404, Ladislaus entered Rome with his troops. But the Pope was completely indifferent to the most gifted of the House of Anjou. His only concern was to expand his power. When the helpless Pope was besieged by the Romans and one of his nephews had murdered eleven city delegates, Innocent had to flee to Viterbo on August 6, 1405 and was only able to return on March 13, 1406. He died on November 6th of the same year.

He was completely unsuitable for pacifying church disputes. He achieved a certain importance insofar as he, who was considered to be extremely open to science, created a chair for the Greek language at the University of Rome .

He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.

literature

  • Amedeo De Vincentiis:  Innocenzo VII. In: Massimo Bray (ed.): Enciclopedia dei Papi. Volume 2:  Niccolò I, santo, Sisto IV. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000, pp. 581-584 ( treccani.it ) ..

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predecessor Office successor
Boniface IX Pope
1404-1406 		Gregory XII.
Pileo de Prata Archbishop of Ravenna
1387–1404 		Giovanni Migliorati
personal data
SURNAME Innocent VII
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cosimo dei Migliorati
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, Pope (1404–1406)
DATE OF BIRTH 1336
PLACE OF BIRTH Sulmona
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1406
Place of death Rome