RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Clement IV

1190 - 1268

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Pope Clement IV (Latin: Clemens IV; c. 23 November 1190 – 29 November 1268), born Gui Foucois (Latin: Guido Falcodius; French: Guy de Foulques or Guy Foulques) and also known as Guy le Gros (French for "Guy the Fat"; Italian: Guido il Grosso), was bishop of Le Puy (1257–1260), archbishop of Narbonne (1259–1261), cardinal of Sabina (1261–1265), and head of the Catholic Church from 5 February 1265 until his death. His election as pope occurred at a conclave held at Perugia that lasted four months while cardinals argued over whether to call in Charles I of Anjou, the youngest brother of Louis IX of France, to carry on the papal war against the Hohenstaufens. Pope Clement was a patron of Thomas Aquinas and of Roger Bacon, encouraging Bacon in the writing of his Opus Majus, which included important treatises on optics and the scientific method. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Clement IV is the 180th most popular religious figure (up from 220th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from France (up from 213th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Clement IV is most famous for being the pope who issued the papal bull Unigenitus in 1343. This bull condemned the teachings of John Wycliffe and Jan Hus, which were seen as a threat to the authority of the Catholic Church.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Clement IV ranks 180 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Adrian I, Pope Gregory X, Pope Benedict XII, Hagar, Pope Celestine III, and Barnabas. After him are Pope Boniface IX, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Innocent VII, Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Urban III, and Pope Joan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1190, Pope Clement IV ranks 1. After him are Sorghaghtani Beki, Sundiata Keita, Vincent of Beauvais, Theodora Angelina, Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress, Jordan of Saxony, Andronikos Palaiologos, Władysław Odonic, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid, Agafia of Rus, and Henry II, Count of Bar. Among people deceased in 1268, Pope Clement IV ranks 1. After him are Conradin, Hayme Hatun, Vaišvilkas, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, Peter II, Count of Savoy, Thomas the Archdeacon, Henry de Bracton, and Reniero Zeno.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Clement IV ranks 142 out of 6,770. Before him are Albert Schweitzer (1875), François Villon (1431), Charles VII of France (1403), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Hugh Capet (940), and Charles IX of France (1550). After him are Jean Cocteau (1889), Évariste Galois (1811), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Roland Barthes (1915), and Charles I of Anjou (1226).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Clement IV ranks 10. Before him are Pope Urban V (1310), Pope Clement VI (1291), Pope John XXII (1244), Pope Innocent VI (1282), Pope Gregory XI (1370), and Pope Benedict XII (1280). After him are Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Pope Callixtus II (1065), Pope Urban IV (1185), Pope Martin IV (1220), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), and Bernadette Soubirous (1844).

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