Pope Eugene IV
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Pope Eugene IV was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 11 March 1431 to his death in February 1447. Condulmer was a Venetian and a nephew of Pope Gregory XII. In 1431, he w
Fresco portrait by Domenico di Bartolo in Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, c. 1444
The tomb of Pope Eugene IV in San Salvatore in Lauro
Statue of Pope Eugene at the Florence Cathedral
Pope Martin V
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Pope Martin V, born Oddone Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in February 1431. His election effectively ended the Western Sc
Pope Eugene IV
…is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Eugene". His tenure was marked by conflict: first with the Colonna, relatives of his predecessor Pope Martin V; and later with the Conciliar movement. In 1434, after a complaint by bishop of the Canary Islands Fernando Calvetos, Eugene IV issued the bull "Creator…
Detail of a fresco in the Museum of the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova by Lorenzo di Bicci, showing Martin V consecrating the Church of Sant'Egidio, c. 1424
Pope Martin's election is announced. Chronicle of Ulrich of Richenthal.