Pope Boniface IX
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Pope Boniface IX (Latin: Bonifatius IX; Italian: Bonifacio IX; c. 1350 – 1 October 1404, born Pietro Tomacelli[1]) was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope of the Western Schism.[2] During this time the Avignon claimants, Clement VII and Benedict XIII, maintained the Roman Curia in Avignon, under the protection of the French monarchy. He is the last pope to date to take on the pontifical name "Boniface".
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Boniface IX | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 2 November 1389 |
Papacy ended | 1 October 1404 |
Predecessor | Urban VI |
Successor | Innocent VII |
Opposed to | Avignon claimants: |
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Consecration | 9 November 1389 by Francesco Moricotti Prignani |
Created cardinal | 21 December 1381 by Urban VI |
Personal details | |
Born | Pietro Cybo Tomacelli c. 1350 |
Died | 1 October 1404(1404-10-01) (aged 53–54) Rome, Papal States |
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Papal styles of Pope Boniface IX | |
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Reference style | His Holiness |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Holy Father |
Posthumous style | None |
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