Papal Tombs and Monuments (1370-1447) Part VII

Pope Eugenius IV

Gabriele Cardinal Condulmer, Cardinal priest of San Clemente, then Cardinal priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Bishop of Siena, Abbot commendatario of the monasteries of S. Giorgio Maggiore and S. Salvatore, Venice; and of S. Giuliano, Rimini. Abbot commendatario of the monastery of S. Giustina, Padua. Elected Bishop of Rome on 3 March 1431 in the sacristy of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, taking the name Eugenius IV and was crowned on 11 March.

Pope Eugenius IV died on 23 February 1447, in Rome in the 16th year of his pontificate. He was buried in the church of San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1370-1447) Part VI

Pope Martin V

Oddone Cardinal Colonna, Cardinal deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro, Bishop of Urbino, Vicar of Rome and archpriest of the Patriarchal Lateran Basilica. Elected Bishop of Rome on 11 November 1417 at the Council of Constance (where twenty-three cardinals joined with six representatives from each of the five nations - England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain - to conduct a unique conclave), taking the name Martin V, ordained to the priesthood on 13 November, in the presbyterium of the cathedral of Constance, consecrated to the episcopate on 14 November in the same presbyterium, and crowned, on 21 November 21, 1417, in front of the cathedral of Constance.

Pope Martin V died on 20 February, 1431, in Rome in the 14th year of his pontificate. He was buried in the middle of the nave of the Patriarchal Lateran Basilica, Rome; in 1853, his tomb was transferred to the area of the Confession of the Basilica.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1370-1447) Part V

Pope Gregory XII

Angelo Cardinal Correr, Cardinal priest of San Marco, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople. Elected Bishop of Rome on 30 November 1406 in Rome, taking the name Gregory XII, and was crowned on 19 December.

Pope Gregory XII resigned the papacy on 4 July 1415 in the Council of Constance in the 9th year of his pontificate. The Council granted him the title of Cardinal Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina and the rank immediately after the pope; as well as the legation, for life, of Marche Anconitana. His abdication allowed the end of the Western Schism.

Cardinal Correr died 0n 18 October 1417 in Recanati. He was buried in the cathedral of Recanati.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1370-1447) Part IV

Pope Innocent VII

Cosmato Gentile Cardinal de' Migliorati, Cardinal priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, archbishop of Bologna, Vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Papal treasurer and vice-chancellor of the Holy Roman Church. Elected Bishop of Rome in Rome on October 17, 1404, taking the name Innocent VII and was crowned on November 11, 1404, on the steps of the patriarchal Vatican basilica.

Pope Innocent VII died in Rome on 6 November 1406 in the 2nd year of his pontificate. He was buried in the patriarchal Vatican basilica.

A Voice of Reason!

The eninently sensible Fr Dwight Longenecker over at Standing on My Head has written a very balanced response to the whole furore that has erupted in the aftermath of the release of Summorum Pontificium.

Click HERE to read what he has to say.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1370-1447) Part III

Pope Boniface IX

Piero Cardinal Tomacelli, Cardinal deacon of San Giorgio, then cardinal priest of Santa Anastasia, Archpriest of the Patriarchal Lateran Basilica. Elected Bishop of Rome in Rome on 2 November 1389, taking the name Boniface IX and was consecrated to the episcopate and crowned on 9 November.

Pope Boniface IX died in Rome on 1 October, 1404 in the 15th year of his pontificate. He was buried in the northern lateral nave of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, Rome; his tomb was demolished in 1507 during the construction of the new basilica.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1370-1447) Part II

Pope Urban VI

Bartolomeo Prignano, Archbishop of Acerenza, Archbishop of Bari, Regent of the Papal Chancery. Elected Bishop of Rome in Rome on 8 April 1378, taking the name Urban VI and was crowned on 18 April. He was the last Pope not to have been a member of the College of Cardinals. Five monts after his election the French Cardinals elected Robert of Geneva as Clement VII (1378-1394). Thus began the Western Schism (1378-1417).

Pope Urban VI died on 15 October 1389 in the 12th year of his pontificate. He was buried in the Grottoes of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1370-1447) Part I

Pope Gregory XI

Pierre Roger Cardinal de Beaufort, Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria Nuova. Elected Bishop of Rome on 30 December 1370 in the Palace of Popes, Avignon, taking the name Pope Gregory XI, ordained to the priesthood on 4 January 1371, and was consecrated to the episcopate and crowned on 5 January.

Pope Gregory XI died on 27 March 1378 in Rome in the 8th year of his pontificate. The last of the Avignon Popes, he was buried in Santa Maria Nuova e Santa Francesca Romana in the Forum.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1447-1559) Part XVI

Pope Paul IV

Giovanni Pietro Cardinal Carafa, Cardinal Bishop of Ostia e Velletri, Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, Archbishop of Naples, Inquisitor General of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition. Elected Bishop of Rome on 23 May 1555 in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, taking the name Paul IV, and was crowned on 26 May.

Pope Paul IV died on 18 August 1559 in Rome, in the 5th year of his pontificate. He was buried on 19 August in the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, and his mortal remains were transferred on 2 October 1566 to the basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1447-1559) Part XV

Pope Marcellus II

Marcello Cardinal Cervini, Cardinal Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Administrator of Gubbio, Librarian of the Holy Roman Church. Elected Bishop of Rome on 9 April 1555 in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, taking the name Marcellus II, and was consecrated to the episcopate and crowned on 10 April.

Pope Marcellus II died on 1 May 1555 in Rome, in the 1st year of his pontificate, at the age of 53-years. He was buried on 2 May in the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, and his mortal remains were transferred on 16 October 1606 to the Grottoes of the same basilica.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1447-1559) Part XIV

Pope Julius III

Giovanni Maria Cardinal Ciocchi del Monte, Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina, Bishop of Pavia, Legate in Bologna. Elected Bishop of Rome on 7 February 1550 in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, taking the name Julius III, and was crowned on 22 February.

Pope Julius III died on 23 March 1555 in Rome, in the 6th year of his pontificate. He was buried on 24 March in the Grottoes of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica.

Lustiger on Lustiger

The following words, penned by Cardinal Lustiger, are to be inscribed on a plaque in Notre Dame, Paris:

Je suis né juif.

J’ai reçu le nom

de mon grand-père paternel, Aron.

Devenu chrétien par la foi et le baptême,

je suis demeuré juif

comme le demeuraient les Apôtres.

J’ai pour saints patrons Aron le Grand Prêtre,

saint Jean l’Apôtre,

sainte Marie pleine de grâce.

Nommé 139e archevêque de Parispar Sa Sainteté le pape Jean-Paul II,

j’ai été intronisé dans cette cathédralele 27 février 1981,

puis j’y ai exercé tout mon ministère.

Passants, priez pour moi.

†Aron Jean-Marie cardinal Lustiger

Archevêque de Paris.

I was born Jewish.

I recived the name

Of my paternal grandfather, Aaron

Having become Christian

By faith and by Baptism,I have remained Jewish

As did the Apostles.I have as my patron saints

Aaron the High Priest,

Saint John the Apostle,

Holy Mary full of grace.

Named 139th archbishop of Paris by His Holiness Pope John-Paul II,

I was enthroned in this Cathedral on 27 February 1981,

And here I exercised my entire ministry.

Passers by, pray for me.

†Aaron Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger

Archbishop of Paris

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1447-1559) Part XIII

Pope Paul III

Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Cardinal Bishop of Ostia e Velletri, Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, Bishop of Parma, Administrator of Saint-Pons de Thomières, Archpriest of the Patriarchal Lateran Basilica. Elected Bishop of Rome on 12 October 1543 in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, taking the name Paul III, and was crowned on 3 November.

Pope Paul III died on 10 November 1549 in Rome, in the 16th year of his pontificate. He was buried on the same day in the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, and his mortal remains were transferred on 15 January 1629 to the apse of the same basilica.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1447-1559) Part XII

Pope Clement VII

Giulio Zenobio Cardinal de' Medici, Cardinal Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso, Archbishop of Florence and of Narbonne, Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church, Legate in all Tuscany. Elected Bishop of Rome on 19 November 1523 in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, taking the name Clement VII, and was crowned on 26 November.

Pope Clement VII died on 25 September 1534 in Rome, in the 11th year of his pontificate. He was buried in the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, and his mortal remains were transferred on 6 June 1542 to the basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome.

Papal Tombs and Monuments (1447-1559) Part XI

Pope Adrian VI

Adriaan Florenszoon Cardinal Dedel, Cardinal Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Bishop of Tortosa, Lieutenant General of Castile and Leon. Elected Bishop of Rome in absentia on 9 January 1522 in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, taking the name Adrian VI, and was crowned on 31 August.

Pope Adrian VI died on 14 September 1523 in Rome, in the 2nd year of his pontificate. He was buried in the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, and his mortal remains were transferred on 11 August 1533 to the church of Santa Maria dell'Anima, Rome.