Ultramontanism is a clerical-political conception within the Catholic Church that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the Pope in matters related to civil state governance. It con
Statue of Pope Alexander I. Ultramontane Catholics emphasized the authority of the pope over temporal affairs of civil governments as well as the spiritual affairs of the Church.
Pope Pius IX, who called the First Vatican Council
Cardinal Henry Edward Manning
1881 illustration depicting papal infallibility
Pope Alexander I was the bishop of Rome from about 108/109 to 116/119. Some believe he suffered martyrdom under the Roman emperor Trajan or Hadrian.
Ultramontanism
…Statue of Pope Alexander I. Ultramontane Catholics emphasized the authority of the pope over temporal affairs of civil governments as well as the spiritual affairs of the Church…
8th-century fresco of Pope Alexander I from Santa Maria Antiqua