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(A.D. 1291) Historical Document- Medieval Latin, Pope Nicholas IV (The 1291–92 Taxation  has been initiated)

 -Vintage 1800’s early- Reproduction Paper/Print. (3 item’s set).

They are as follows:

1. Main Copy Paper/print.

Size: 11 x 17-1/2 inches. 

2.   Printed Copy Paper from Medieval Latin.

Size: 11 x 17-1/2 inches. 

3. Carton Folder.

Folder size: 12 x 18 inches.

  Good Condition: The pages are beginning to darken, age toned; there are some spotting, age wear and tears.

Please Note: This Paper/print is NOT in NEAR MINT or EXCELLENT Condition, but still is in Used Good condition for an age from early 1800’s! –RARE, Collectible item!

Cosmetic condition is as clearly and accurately shown in the high-definition pictures provided.

Nice and Rare piece for World History lovers!!

This Paper/print would be a great addition to a collection!!

THE HISTORY:

Pope Nicholas IV

Pope Nicholas IV (Latin: Nicholaus IV; 30 September 1227 – 4 April 1292), born Girolamo Masci, Pope from 22 February 1288 to his death in 1292. He was the first Franciscan to be elected pope.^[1]

Early life

Masci was born at Lisciano, near Ascoli Piceno. He was a pious, peace-loving friar with no ambition save for the Church, the crusades and the extirpation of heresy. Originally a Franciscan friar, he had been legate to the Greeks under Pope Gregory X in 1272, to invite their participation in the Second Council of Lyons. He succeeded Bonaventure as Minister General of his religious order in 1274. He was made Cardinal Priest of Santa Pudenziana and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople in 1278 by Pope Nicholas III, and Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina by Pope Martin IV.^[2]

Pontificate

Papal conclave

Main article: Papal election, 1287-1288

After the death of Pope Honorius IV on 3 April, 1287, the conclave held at Rome was for a time hopelessly divided in its selection of a successor. When fever had carried off six of the electors, the others, with the sole exception of Girolamo, left Rome. It was not until the following year that they reassembled and February 1288, unanimously elected him to the papacy. He became the first Franciscan pope and chose the name Nicholas IV in remembrance of Nicholas III.^[2]

Actions

In regard to the question of the Sicilian succession, as feudal suzerain of the kingdom, Nicholas annulled the treaty, concluded in 1288 through the mediation of Edward I of England, which confirmed James II of Aragon in the possession of the island of Sicily. In May 1289 he crowned King Charles II of Naples and Sicily after the latter had expressly recognized papal suzerainty, and in February 1291 concluded a treaty with Kings Alfonso III of Aragon and Philip IV of France looking toward the expulsion of James from Sicily.^[2]

The loss of Acre in 1291 stirred Nicholas IV to renewed enthusiasm for a crusade. He sent missionaries, among them the Franciscan John of Monte Corvino,^[1] to labour among the Bulgarians, Ethiopians, Mongols, Tatars and Chinese.

Nicholas IV issued an important constitution on 18 July 1289, which granted to the cardinals one-half of all income accruing to the Holy See and a share in the financial management, thereby paving the way for that independence of the College of Cardinals which, in the following century, was to be of detriment to the papacy.

Death

Nicholas IV died 4 April 1292 in the palace, which he had built. He was buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.^[3]

Taxatio

The 1291–92 Taxatio he initiated, which was a detailed valuation for ecclesiastical taxation of English and Welsh parish churches and pretends, remains an important source document for the mediaeval period. An edition was reprinted by the Record Commission in 1802 as Taxatio Ecclesiastica Angliae et Walliae Auctoritate.^[4]

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