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Gregory X, né Theobald Visconti (ca. 1210 - January 10, 1276) was pope from 1271 to 1276.

He succeeded Clement IV after the papal chair had been three years vacant; his election occurred while he was engaged in the Ninth Crusade to Saint Jean d'Acre with Edward I of England. On his arrival at Rome his first act was to summon the council which met at Lyons in 1274 for the purpose of considering the Easter schism , the condition of the Holy Land, and the abuses of the Catholic Church. It was while returning from that council that he died at Arezzo on the January 10, 1276. To him is due the bull which, subsequently incorporated into the code of canon law, continues to regulate all conclaves for papal electionSistine Chapel is the location of the conclave. It was richly decorated by the famous Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Papal elections are the method by which the Roman Catholic Church fills the office of Bishop of Rome, whose incumbent is usually referres. He was succeeded by Innocent VInnocent V ne Pierre de Tarentaise ca. 1225 June 22, 1276), pope from January 21 to June 22, 1276, was a native of Tranatsia in Burgundy, where he was born around 1225. In early life, he joined the Dominican order, in which he acquired great fame as a pre.

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Clement IV
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The Blessed Innocent VInnocent V ne Pierre de Tarentaise ca. 1225 June 22, 1276), pope from January 21 to June 22, 1276, was a native of Tranatsia in Burgundy, where he was born around 1225. In early life, he joined the Dominican order, in which he acquired great fame as a pre

From the 9th edition (1880) of an unnamed encyclopedia



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