RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Boniface IX

1350 - 1404

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Pope Boniface IX (Latin: Bonifatius IX; Italian: Bonifacio IX; c. 1350 – 1 October 1404, born Pietro Tomacelli Cybo) was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism. In this time, the Avignon claimants, Clement VII and Benedict XIII, maintained the Roman Curia in Avignon, under the protection of the French monarchy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Boniface IX is the 181st most popular religious figure (down from 169th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Italy (up from 189th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Boniface IX is most famous for being the pope who issued the bull Unam Sanctam in 1302.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Boniface IX ranks 181 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory X, Pope Benedict XII, Hagar, Pope Celestine III, Barnabas, and Pope Clement IV. After him are Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Innocent VII, Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Urban III, Pope Joan, and Pope Damasus II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1350, Pope Boniface IX ranks 1. After him are John of Nepomuk, Manuel II Palaiologos, Miloš Obilić, Malhun Hatun, Vincent Ferrer, Dmitry Donskoy, Madhava of Sangamagrama, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, John I of Aragon, Pierre d'Ailly, and Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 1404, Pope Boniface IX ranks 1. After him are Philip the Bold, Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Eleanor of Arborea, and Caterina Visconti.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Boniface IX ranks 178 out of 5,161. Before him are Nerva (30), Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Gregory X (1210), Bud Spencer (1929), Cesare Borgia (1475), and Pope Celestine III (1106). After him are Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Luigi Galvani (1737), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-89), Antonio Salieri (1750), and Pope Urban III (1200).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Boniface IX ranks 76. Before him are Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Benedict IX (1012), Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Gregory X (1210), and Pope Celestine III (1106). After him are Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Urban III (1200), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict XI (1240), and John Bosco (1815).

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