1277 papal election
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The 1277 papal election, convened in Viterbo after the death of Pope John XXI, was the smallest papal election since the expansion of suffrage to cardinal-priests and cardinal-deacons, with only seven
Scuola romana, affreschi del sancta sanctorum, 1280 ca., Niccolò III dona la chiesa ai ss. pietro e paolo 03
Matteo Rosso Orsini, was a Roman aristocrat, politician, diplomat, and Roman Catholic Cardinal. He was the nephew of Pope Nicholas III.
1277 papal election
…December 17 Urban IV Future Pope Honorius IV Goffredo da Alatri Italian Angevin Cardinal-deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro 1261, December 17 Urban IV Matteo Rosso Orsini Roman Roman Cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico 1262, May 22 Urban IV Nephew of Giovanni Orsini Absentee cardinal Elector Nationality Order and Title…
S. Maria in Portico