Pope Martin V
Videos
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
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.
Pope Eugene IV
Videos
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
Pope Martin V
…outside of Europe was permitted. According to Burton, Pope Martin V authorized a crusade against Africa in 1418, and this, coupled with a later bull of Pope Eugene IV (1441), sanctioned the Portuguese trade in African slaves. In March 1425, Davis notes that a bull was issued that threatened excommunication for any…
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