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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Boniface VIII

1235 - 1303

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Pope Boniface VIII (Latin: Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani, c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 to his death, in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial origin, with connections to the papacy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Boniface VIII has received more than 1,454,055 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Boniface VIII is the 125th most popular religious figure (down from 94th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 111th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Boniface VIII is most famous for his role in the Investiture Controversy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 125 out of 2,238Before him are Zechariah, Sarah, Pope Gregory IX, Pope Gregory XV, Anselm of Canterbury, and Seti I. After him are Pope Formosus, Aminah, Pope Clement VIII, Pope Pius VII, Pope Urban VII, and Pope Pius VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1235, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 1After him are Mengu-Timur, Yolanda of Poland, Muhammad II of Granada, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Hugh III of Cyprus, Shlomo ibn Aderet, Hayton of Corycus, and Jacob van Maerlant. Among people deceased in 1303, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 1After him are Daniel of Moscow, Ivo of Kermartin, Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary, Kayqubad III, Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, Beatrice of Castile, and Rani Padmini.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 133 out of 4,668Before him are Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Donato Bramante (1443), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Numa Pompilius (-753), Pope Gregory XV (1554), and Anselm of Canterbury (1033). After him are Pope Formosus (816), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Nerva (30), Andrea Palladio (1508), and Pope Clement VIII (1536).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Boniface VIII ranks 33Before him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Pope Gregory XV (1554), and Anselm of Canterbury (1033). After him are Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Pius VIII (1761), and Pope Alexander VIII (1610).