RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Urban IV

1185 - 1264

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Pope Urban IV (Latin: Urbanus IV; c. 1195 – 2 October 1264), born Jacques Pantaléon, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his death three years later. He was elected pope without being a cardinal; he was the first to be elected in such a way, and this would occur for only 5 more popes afterwards (Gregory X, Celestine V, Urban V, Clement V, and Urban VI). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Urban IV is the 197th most popular religious figure (up from 222nd in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from France (up from 214th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Urban IV is most famous for initiating the first crusade, which was a military expedition to recapture Jerusalem and other places in the Holy Land.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban IV ranks 197 out of 3,187. Before him are John Bosco, Padre Pio, Pope Gregory III, Rita of Cascia, Pope John XII, and Pope Callixtus II. After him are Pope Leo III, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Evaristus, Sarah, Clare of Assisi, and Pope Martin V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1185, Pope Urban IV ranks 2. Before him is Ögedei Khan. After him are Shams Tabrizi, Töregene Khatun, Afonso II of Portugal, Inge II of Norway, William III of Sicily, Gertrude of Merania, Michael of Chernigov, Angelus of Jerusalem, Thomas of Celano, and Hyacinth of Poland. Among people deceased in 1264, Pope Urban IV ranks 1. After him are Daniel of Galicia, Vincent of Beauvais, Treniota, Emperor Lizong, Rostislav Mikhailovich, Andrey II of Vladimir, Athir al-Din al-Abhari, and Gonzalo de Berceo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Urban IV ranks 159 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles VIII of France (1470), Francis II of France (1544), Charles VI of France (1368), Pope Callixtus II (1065), Georges Braque (1882), and Charles V of France (1338). After him are Marcel Duchamp (1887), Pope Leo IX (1002), Georges Pompidou (1911), Roman Polanski (1933), Cyrano de Bergerac (1619), and Godfrey of Bouillon (1060).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Urban IV ranks 13. Before him are Pope Innocent VI (1282), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Pope Clement IV (1190), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), and Pope Callixtus II (1065). After him are Pope Martin IV (1220), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Saint Sebastian (300), Pope Innocent V (1225), and Pope Urban VI (1318).

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