Pope Urban IV
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Pope Urban IV, born James Pantaleon, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his death three years later. He was elected pope without being a cardinal; he
Saint Thomas Aquinas Submitting His Office of Corpus Domini to Pope Urban IV(left) by Taddeo Bartolo, c. 1403
Fresco of Urban at Santa Maria Novella, Florence, made c. 1366
Pope Urban VI
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Pope Urban VI, born Bartolomeo Prignano, was head of the Catholic Church from 8 April 1378 to his death, in October 1389. He was the last pope elected from outside the College of Cardinals. His pontif
Pope Urban IV
…he was the first to be elected in such a way, and this would occur for only 5 more popes afterwards (Gregory X, Celestine V, Clement V, Urban V, and Urban VI). Pantaléon was the son of a cobbler of Troyes, France. He studied theology and common law in Paris and was appointed a canon of Laon and later Archdeacon…
Effigy of Urban VI contained in his funerary monument
Bulla of Urban VI
Posthumous portrait of Urban VI by Onofrio Panvinio
Painting in the house of Catherine of Siena, showing Urban VI receiving the keys of Castel Sant'Angelo.