Pope Innocent VII

Pope Innocent VII (; 1336 – November 6, 1406), born Cosimo de' Migliorati, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 205th Pope from 1404 until his death in 1406. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-29.

Early life
Migliorati was born at Sulmona in the Abruzzi region of Italy.

Migliorati studied at Perugia, Padua and Bologna. He taught law at Perugia and Pagua."Pope Innocent VII", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-29.

Bishop
Pope Urban VI made Migliorati Bishop of Bologna in 1386.  He became Archbishop of Ravenna in 1387.

Cardinal
Pope Boniface IX made Migliorati cardinal in 1389.

Pope
Migliorati was elected pope on October 17, 1404; and chose to be called of Innocent VII.

He elevated his nephew as a cardinal Ludovico Migliorati.  Cardinal Migliorati had a unique role as cardinal-nephew. "Roman Curia", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-29.

Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.

Western Schism
Innocent VII was pope during the years of the Western Schism, which was a split between factions of the Roman Catholic Church between 1378 and 1417. "Western Schism," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-29.

During this period, there was more than one who claimed to be the true pope.

Related pages 
 List of popes

References

 Other websites 


  Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Innocent VII
  Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Migliorati

Category:Italian popes
Category:People from Abruzzo
Category:1336 births
Category:1406 deaths