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Nicholas IV Pope (originally Jerome), was born of lowly estate at Ascoli, in the Papal States. At an early age he joined the Franciscans, and became general of the order in 1274. He was made cardinal by Nicholas III, and in 1288 was elected pope three times before he decided on accepting the office. He … Continue reading “Nicholas IV”

Nicholas, Ilyin SEE RIGHT-HAND BRETHREN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nicholas III, Pope Reigned from 25 November 1277 to 22 August 1280. Born c.1216 at Rome, Italy ; died on 22 August 1280 at Soriano, Italy . As cardinal -deacon he played an important part in papal affairs after 1244. While pope he attempted to free Rome from foreign influence, and to check the Angevins … Continue reading “Nicholas III, Pope”

Nicholas III Pope, was originally John Cajetanus, of the noble Roman house of Orsini, and bore the surname of the Accomplished, because, as his Italian con, temporaries alleged, in him met all the graces of the handsomest clerks in the world. Cajetanus was a man likewise of great ability, of irreproachable morals, and of vast … Continue reading “Nicholas III”

Nicholas II, Pope Reigned from 1058 to 1061. Born in 1010 in Chevron, France as Gerhard of Burgundy; died in Florence , Italy . Bishop of Florence , he was elected at Siena, after the anti-pope John Mincius had established himself at Rome, and at once advanced with an army and seized the city, where … Continue reading “Nicholas II, Pope”

Nicholas II Pope, figures like the preceding as a most zealous advocate of papal supremacy. His original name was Gerard of Burgundy, and he was a native of that province. He entered the service of the Church, and for a time held the archbishopric of Florence. In 1059 he was elected successor to Stephen IX … Continue reading “Nicholas II”

Nicholas I, Saint, Pope Born at Rome, date unknown; died 13 November, 867. One of the great popes of the Middle Ages, who exerted decisive influence upon the historical development of the papacy and its position among the Christian nations of Western Europe. He was of a distinguished family, being the son of the Defensor … Continue reading “Nicholas I, Saint, Pope”

Nicholas I, Pope, Saint (Greek: victor of the people) Reigned from 858 to 867. Born in 825 in Rome, Italy; died there. Elected after the disintegration of the empire of Charlemagne , he found Christianity threatened by laxity in the observance of moral and civil law. To uphold Divine and Church law against princes and … Continue reading “Nicholas I, Pope, Saint”

Nicholas I Of Alexandria an eminent prelate of the Eastern Church, flourished near the opening of the 13th century. He was patriarch of Alexandria at a time when the Greek Church was as low as it ever fell, and when Alexandria alone stood forth the worthy representative of orthodox Christianity in the East. Constantinople was … Continue reading “Nicholas I Of Alexandria”

Nicholas I pope of Rome, one of the most celebrated of the Western pontiffs, who, next to Gregory the Great, may be regarded as the founder of the modern papacy, and the first advocate of the infallibility dogma, by giving authority to the Isidorian decretals, is surnamed the Great because of the stupendous work he … Continue reading “Nicholas I”