Pope Innocent VII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1404 to 1406 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pope Innocent VII (Latin: Innocentius Septimus; 1336 – November 6, 1406), born Cosimo de' Migliorati, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 205th Pope from 1404 until his death in 1406.[1]
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Early life
Migliorati was born at Sulmona in the Abruzzi region of Italy.[2]
Migliorati studied at Perugia, Padua and Bologna. He taught law at Perugia and Pagua.[3]
Bishop
Pope Urban VI made Migliorati Bishop of Bologna in 1386. He became Archbishop of Ravenna in 1387.[3]
Cardinal
Pope Boniface IX made Migliorati cardinal in 1389.[3]
Pope
Migliorati was elected pope on October 17, 1404; and chose to be called of Innocent VII.[4]
He elevated his nephew as a cardinal Ludovico Migliorati.[3] Cardinal Migliorati had a unique role as cardinal-nephew.[5]
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[3]
Western Schism
Innocent VII was pope during the years of the Western Schism, which was a split between factions of the Roman Catholic Church between 1378 and 1417.[6]
During this period, there was more than one who claimed to be the true pope.[6]
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