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Boniface VIII

Also known as Pope Boniface VIII, Benedict Caetani, Bonifacius PP. VIII, Bonifatius VIII. Papa, Bonifacio VIII, Benedetto Gaetani, Benedetto Gaetano, Benedictus Caetani

pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303

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Boniface VIII, born Benedetto Caetani in 1235, was a male member of the House of Caetani. He served as a Catholic priest, writer, and Pope within the Catholic Church. Educated at the University of Bologna, he held the positions of cardinal and cardinal-deacon before becoming Pope. His work locations included Rome and the Papal States, and he was a citizen of the Papal States. He spoke and wrote in Latin and Italian.

He participated in several papal elections, including those in 1285, 1287–88, 1292–94, and 1294. He was consecrated by Hugh Aycelin. His notable works include the *Liber sextus decretalium cum Clementinis*, *Reuelationes sancte Birgitte*, and *Due Minute di Lettere*. He is described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok* and the *Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron*, and appears in *The Decameron*. He died on October 11, 1303, from poison and is buried in the Vatican Grotto.

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Born: 1235 ca.
Died: 1303
Works: 10

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Reuelationes sancte Birgitte
Liber sextus decretalium cum Clementinis
Liber sextus Decretalium . Add : Johannes Andreae
Due Minute di Lettere
Liber sextus decretalium cum Clementinis et extravegantibus

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Benedetto
Gender: male
Citizenship: Papal States
Place of birth: Anagni
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Bologna
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: Catholic Church
Participant in: 1285 papal election
Family: House of Caetani
Image: Giotto, bonifacio VIII proclama il giubileo del 1300, frammento 02.jpg
Work location: Papal States

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place of burial: Vatican Grotto
Commons category: Bonifacius VIII
date of death: 1303-10-11
date of birth: 1235-01-23
topic's main category: Category:Pope Boniface VIII
birth name: Benedetto Caetani
cause of death: poison
consecrator: Hugh Aycelin
writing language: Latin
name in native language: Bonifatius PP. VIII
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
relative: Benedetto II Caetani
name: Boniface VIII
P13311: Sedico

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Works in European collections

26 objects attributed to Boniface VIII, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Boniface VIII (Latin: Bonifacius PP. VIII, Italian: Bonifacio VIII; born Benedetto Caetani; c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial origin with connections to the papacy. He succeeded Pope Celestine V, who had abdicated from the papal throne. Boniface spent his early pontificate abroad in diplomatic roles.

Boniface VIII put forward some of the strongest claims of any pope to temporal as well as spiritual power. He involved himself often with foreign affairs, including in France, Sicily, Italy, and the First War of Scottish Independence. These views, and his chronic intervention in temporal affairs, led to many bitter quarrels with Albert I of Germany, Philip IV of France, and later Dante Alighieri, who expected the pope to soon arrive at the eighth circle of Hell in his Divine Comedy, among the simoniacs.

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Boniface VIII