by Deb McCoy | Mar 10, 2022 | Popes
Alexander II was the first pope elected under Pope Nicholas II’s new bull, “In Nomine Domine”, whereby popes were elected only by cardinals. A new era had begun. Born around 1010-1015, Anselm of Baggio grew up in the parish of Cesano Boscone. This was in the town of...
by Deb McCoy | Feb 26, 2022 | Popes
One of the outstanding papal reformers was Pope Nicholas II, Gerhard of Burgundy. Born between 990 and 995, he grew up near one of the chief reform-minded abbeys of France, Cluny. Certainly, he was exposed to the attitudes this abbey promoted. As a young priest,...
by Deb McCoy | Feb 23, 2022 | Popes
Several months ago, this series addressed the Tusculum and Crescenti families. These two familes controlled the Papacy for about 150 years. The last of the family popes was Pope Benedict IX. We thought that, when the Germans began to interfere with the papacy, the two...
by Deb McCoy | Feb 12, 2022 | Popes
Pope Stephen IX was the 154th pope He was head of the Roman Church for a short period, 2 August 1057 – 29 March 1058. Born Frederick of Lorraine, he was a younger member of the Ardennes-Verdun dynasty. This was a politically active family in the mid-11th century. He...
by Deb McCoy | Feb 10, 2022 | Saints
Life for Bishop St. Blaise, in the third century was very difficult. In 312, the two surviving emperors, Constantine I and Licinius, wrote the Edict of Toleration, Constantine had just won the decisive battle of Milvian Bridge, defeating the third emperor, Maxentius....
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