RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent III

1160 - 1216

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Pope Innocent III (Latin: Innocentius III; 22 February 1161 – 16 July 1216), born Lotario dei Conti di Segni (anglicized as Lothar of Segni), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death on 16 July 1216. Pope Innocent was one of the most powerful and influential of the medieval popes. He exerted a wide influence over the Christian states of Europe, claiming supremacy over all of Europe's kings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Innocent III has received more than 1,762,977 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Pope Innocent III is the 102nd most popular religious figure (down from 94th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Italy (down from 105th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent III was most famous for the Fourth Lateran Council, which he called in 1215. This council established many rules and regulations for the Church and its members.

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  • 81

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent III ranks 102 out of 3,187. Before him are Ambrose, Saint Lawrence, Pope Paul III, Philip the Apostle, Teresa of Ávila, and Jude the Apostle. After him are Catherine of Aragon, Albertus Magnus, Bernard of Clairvaux, Aminah, Elizabeth, and Simon the Zealot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1160, Pope Innocent III ranks 1. After him are Pope Gregory IX, Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, Ali ibn al-Athir, Muhammad of Ghor, Pérotin, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Arnaud Amalric, Hartmann von Aue, Dulce of Aragon, and Ma Yuan. Among people deceased in 1216, Pope Innocent III ranks 1. After him are John, King of England, Shota Rustaveli, Eric X of Sweden, Henry of Flanders, Kamo no Chōmei, Ida, Countess of Boulogne, Robert de Clari, and Theodore II of Constantinople.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent III ranks 113 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Pius X (1835), Amedeo Avogadro (1776), Pope Paul III (1468), Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916), Antonio Gramsci (1891), and Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938). After him are Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Numa Pompilius (-753), Brutus the Younger (-85), Sulla (-138), Pope Urban VIII (1568), and Agatha of Sicily (235).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent III ranks 27. Before him are Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius X (1835), and Pope Paul III (1468). After him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Adrian II (792), John Bosco (1815), and Clare of Assisi (1193).

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