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Pope Innocent VII ( Latin: Innocentius VII; Italian: Innocenzo VII; 1339 [1] – 6 November 1406), born Cosimo de' Migliorati, was head of the Catholic Church from 17 October 1404 to his death, in November 1406.
Innocent VII was the pope from 1404 to 1406. Appointed archbishop of Ravenna (1387) by Pope Urban VI and, in 1389, bishop of Bologna, he was made cardinal by Pope Boniface IX, whom he succeeded on Oct. 17, 1404.
Pope Innocent VII was the 204th man to rule the Catholic Church and Papal States. His reign was a short one, lasting a little over two years. In that time, the Pope could not heal the Church during one of its most challenging periods. In fact, his actions resulted in even more turmoil and controversy.
Pope Innocent VIII ( Latin: Innocentius VIII; Italian: Innocenzo VIII; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo ), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death, in July 1492.
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1396.05 – 1404.10.17)
He was universally esteemed for his piety and learning, and was an able manager of financial affairs. On 17 October, 1404, he was elected and took the name of Innocent VII. His reign fell in the time of the Western Schism; the rival pope was Benedict XIII (1394-1423).
INNOCENT VII, POPE. Ponitficate: Oct. 17, 1404 to Nov. 6, 1406; b. Cosimo de' Migliorati, Sulmona, ltaly, c. 1336; d. Rome. After juridical studies at Bologna under Giovanni di Lignano he was professor of law at Perugia and Padua. He was sent by urban vi to England where he acted as papal collector for ten years.
Quick Reference. (17 Oct. 1404–6 Nov. 1406) Third of the Roman popes during the Great Schism (1378–1417), Cosimo Gentile de' Migliorati was born of bourgeois parentage c. 1336 at Sulmona, in the Abruzzi, studied law at Bologna under the celebrated jurist Lignano, himself became professor at Perugia and at Padua, and was taken into the curia ...
He was universally esteemed for his piety and learning, and was an able manager of financial affairs. On 17 October, 1404, he was elected and took the name of Innocent VII. His reign fell in the time of the Western Schism ; the rival pope was Benedict XIII (1394-1423).
Innocent VII 204th Pope of the Catholic Church
