Honorius IV.

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Ivory medallion from Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral depicting Pope Honorius IV (18th century)

Honorius IV , originally Giacomo Savelli (* around 1210 in Rome ; † April 3, 1287 ibid), was a Roman Catholic Pope from April 2, 1285 until his death .

Life

Giacomo Savelli was a son of the Roman senator Luca Savelli and Giovanna Aldobrandeschi. The respected Roman family Savelli had with Honorius III. , a great uncle of Giacomo, has already produced a Pope.

He studied in Paris and in 1261 was elevated to cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin under Pope Urban IV . In this position he last held the office of Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. At the same time he was a Roman senator for life.

After the death of Martin IV , the cardinals elected him as the new Pope in the conclave in Perugia, after only four days of deliberations. Honorius IV was almost paralyzed in his hands and feet as a result of a gout disease . When he celebrated at the high altar, he was only able to lift the host with a mechanical device.

In his short reign he was primarily concerned with the security of the Papal States and the situation in Sicily. His predecessor Martin IV had already failed completely with his policy. Honorius continued this anyway. He made himself the spokesman for the Anjou dynasty. As one of the first measures in office, Honorius declared the French war of aggression on Aragon a crusade . Charles II of Anjou, the son of Charles of Anjou , was imprisoned in Sicily by Jacob of Aragon . For the release, the final surrender of Sicily was required. Honorius categorically rejected the English peace negotiations between France and Aragon and forbade Charles II to renounce Sicily, which he had made in Aragonese captivity. Peter III of Sicily was of course banned by the Pope. Honorius lacked any sense of political realities or the will to find a peaceful solution. The fact that he also banned Jacob of Aragon no longer interested anyone, as did the banishment of Peter III. The ban as a weapon of the Pope had lost its effectiveness.

To Rudolf von Habsburg Honorius held a friendly connection, but was unable to provide him with the imperial coronation. It was announced for February 2, 1287, but the plan failed due to the clumsiness of the papal legate and the resistance of the electors.

During his pontificate , Honorius IV built the from his great uncle Honorius III. Palace built on the Aventine became his residence. He also tried to repopulate the then deserted Aventine. Ultimately, however, this failed due to the inadequate water supply.

He authorized the University of Paris to set up chairs for oriental languages, especially those of Arabic. This decision is related to his missionary goals in the area of ​​Islam and the Eastern Schismatics .

On December 22nd, 1285, Honorius IV and Giovanni Boccamazza ( Archbishop of Monreale ) made the only cardinal creation of his pontificate . On April 3, 1287, Honorius IV succumbed to the consequences of his gout suffering after only a two-year pontificate . He was first buried in St. Peter, but later reburied in the Savelli family crypt in Santa Maria in Aracoeli .

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predecessor Office successor
Martin IV. Pope
1285-1287 		Nicholas IV
personal data
SURNAME Honorius IV.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Giacomo Savelli (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pope (1285-1287)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1210
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH April 3, 1287
Place of death Rome