RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Boniface IX

1350 - 1404

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Pope Boniface IX (Latin: Bonifatius IX; Italian: Bonifacio IX; c. 1350 – 1 October 1404, born Pietro Tomacelli) was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Boniface IX has received more than 242,923 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Pope Boniface IX is the 169th most popular religious figure (up from 174th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Italy (up from 202nd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Boniface IX is most famous for being the pope who issued the bull Unam Sanctam in 1302.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Boniface IX ranks 169 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Honorius III, Vladimir the Great, Seti I, Pope Gregory XII, Pope Paul IV, and Pope Felix I. After him are Pope Innocent XI, Pope Adeodatus II, Rita of Cascia, Pope Alexander VII, Pope Linus, and Lazarus of Bethany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1350, Pope Boniface IX ranks 1After him are John of Nepomuk, Malhun Hatun, Miloš Obilić, Manuel II Palaiologos, Dmitry Donskoy, Vincent Ferrer, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, John I of Aragon, Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria, Pierre d'Ailly, and Urus Khan. Among people deceased in 1404, Pope Boniface IX ranks 1After him are Philip the Bold, Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Eleanor of Arborea, and Caterina Visconti.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Boniface IX ranks 189 out of 5,161Before him are Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448), Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Honorius III (1148), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Paul IV (1476), and Pope Felix I (300). After him are Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Adeodatus II (610), Rita of Cascia (1381), Pope Alexander VII (1599), Gaetano Donizetti (1797), and Vincenzo Bellini (1801).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Boniface IX ranks 63Before him are Pope Sixtus V (1520), Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Honorius III (1148), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Pope Paul IV (1476), and Pope Felix I (300). After him are Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Adeodatus II (610), Rita of Cascia (1381), Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Linus (1), and Pope Boniface V (575).