Born before in Jenne (Rome)
Ancestors 
Son of Filippo (Marano) di Jenne
and Unknown Segni
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
after age 62
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2021
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| Preceded by Innocent IV |
181st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 12 December 1254 - 25 May 1261 |
Succeeded by Urban IV |
Biography
Pope Alexander IV (Jenne) di Jenne is Notable.
Rinaldo di Jenne was born in Jenne (Roman Province) about 1185-1199.[1] His mother was a member of the de' Conti di Segni family.[2]
He became a Cardinal on 18 September 1227 and became Dean of the College of Cardinals about 15 years later.[2]
Rinaldo di Jenne was elected pope at Naples on 12 December 1254 and crowned on the 20 December 1254 taking the name Alexander IV.[3][2]
He is known for attempting to reunite the Eastern Orthodox churches with the Roman Catholic Church and for establishing the Inquisition in France.[2]
Pope Alexander IV canonized Saint Clare of Assisi on 26 September 1255 and had witnessed Saint Francis of Assisi's stigmata.[2][4]
He moved to Viterbo when Rome became under the control of the Ghibelline faction.[2]
He died in Viterbo on 25 May 1261 and was buried in Viterbo Cathedral. Unfortunately the tomb was destroyed during renovations in the sixteenth-century.[3][2]
Also known as Pope Alessandro IV.
Research Notes
This profile is being updated by the Popes Project.
Sources
- ↑ A. Coulon (ed.), Les Registres d' Alexandre IV Tome 3, fascicle 7 (Paris 1953), p. 137, no. 3246 (9 September 1260). Division of the castle of Jenna between two of Alexander's nephews.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Wikipedia - Pope Alexander IV
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vatican
- ↑ A. Tomassetti (ed.), Bullarum, Diplomatum et Privilegiorum Sanctorum Romanorum Pontificum Taurensis editio (Turin 1858), pp. 626–627, no. XXII.
- Papal Genealogy, The Families and Descendants of the Popes, 1998, Jefferson, North Carolina, USA, Williams, George L. 27 http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00336830&tree=LEO
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The surname di Jenne refers to coming from Jenne which is where he was born. An auction at Christies Auction House in 2013 for the original bull states his surname as di Jenne (see https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5749315) Christies is renowned for researching provenance of documents etc so would use the recognised surname. Vatican records list him as di Jenne also. Another quality primary source.