Pope Urban IV

Pope Urban IV (; c. 1195  – October 2, 1264), born Jacques Pantaléon, was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church.  He was the 183rd Pope from 1261 to 1264. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-15.

Early life
Pantaléon was the son of a cobbler of Troyes in France. "Pope Urban IV," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-10-27.  He studied theology and common law in Paris. He served the church as a canon, as a deacon and as an archdeacon.

Bishop
Pope Innocent IV made Pantaléon the Bishop of Verdun in 1253.

In 1255, Pope Alexander IV made him Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Cardinal
He was not a cardinal. There were several Popes who were not Cardinals. Some of these were Pope Urban V and Pope Urban VI.

Pope
Patriarch Pantaléon was on August 29, 1261. He chose to be called Urban IV.

As pope, he was deeply involved in the conflict between Guelphs and Ghibelines in Italy.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1843).  "Urban IV," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 26, pp. 43-44.

After his death
He was buried in the cathedral at Perugia.

Related pages
 List of popes

References

Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy,  Popes in sequence
 GCatholic, Pope Urban IV
 Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Anchero Cardinal Pantaléon , nephew of Urban IV

Category:French popes
Category:1190s births
Category:1264 deaths
Category:People from Troyes