Pope Urban IV

Pope Urban IV (Latin: Urbanus Quartus; c. 1195 – October 2, 1264), born Jacques Pantaléon, was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the 183rd Pope from 1261 to 1264.[1]

Urban IV
Papacy beganAugust 29, 1261
Papacy endedOctober 2, 1264
PredecessorPope Alexander IV
SuccessorPope Clement IV
Personal details
Birth nameJacques Pantaléon
Born1195
Troyes
DiedOctober 2, 1264
Perugia
Other Popes named Urban

Early life

Pantaléon was the son of a cobbler of Troyes in France.[2] He studied theology and common law in Paris. He served the church as a canon, as a deacon and as an archdeacon.

Bishop

Pope Innocent IV made Pantaléon the Bishop of Verdun in 1253.[2]

In 1255, Pope Alexander IV made him Patriarch of Jerusalem.[2]

Cardinal

He was not a cardinal. There were several Popes who were not Cardinals. Some of these were Pope Urban V and Pope Urban VI.

Pope

Patriarch Pantaléon was on August 29, 1261. He chose to be called Urban IV.[2]

As pope, he was deeply involved in the conflict between Guelphs and Ghibelines in Italy.[3]

After his death

He was buried in the cathedral at Perugia.[2]

Pope Urban IV Media

Related pages

References

 
The Coat of Arms of Urban IV
  1. "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-15.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Pope Urban IV," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1843). "Urban IV," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 26, pp. 43-44.

Other websites

  Media related to Urbanus IV at Wikimedia Commons


Preceded by
Alexander IV
Pope
1261–1264
Succeeded by
Clement IV