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Innocent III
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pope Innocent III, Pope Innozenz III, Lothar of Segni, Lotario di Segni, pape Innocent III, Innozenz III. Papst, Pope Innocenzo III, Pope Innocentius III
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
Innocent III was the Pope, or leader of the Catholic Church, from 1198 to 1216, a period when the Church held significant influence over European politics and society. His papacy matters historically because he presided over the Church during a transformative time in medieval Europe and Christian history.
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- Born
- 1160 or 61
- Died
- 1216
- Works
- 65
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- De contemptu mundi
- Statuta prouincialia
- Liber De contemptu mundi, sive De miseria conditionis humanæ
- De ketiuigheyt der menschelicker natueren eñ versmadenisse des weerelts
- Lettre inédite d'Innocent III de l'an 1206
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Gavignano
- Place of death
- Perugia
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- Pope
- Educated at
- University of Bologna
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 1191 papal election
- Student of
- Peter of Corbeil
- Conflict
- Fifth Crusade
- Image
- Pope Innocent III (Monastery of Subiaco).jpg
- Work location
- Papal States
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- Commons category
- Innocentius III
- date of death
- 1216-07-16
- date of birth
- 1161-00-00
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- topic's main category
- Category:Pope Innocent III
- birth name
- Lotario de' Conti di Segni
- relative
- Lucia of Segni
- consecrator
- Ottaviano di Paoli
- name in native language
- Innocentius PP. III
- different from
- Innocent III
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- name
- pape Innocent III
- P13311
- Anja Pärson
- nickname
- Pape de papier
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Works in European collections
14 objects attributed to Innocent III, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Other popes named Innocent
Pope Innocent III (Latin: Innocentius III; born Lotario de' Conti di Segni; 22 February 1161 – 16 July 1216) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death in 1216.
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