Jan 23
Boniface VIII Becomes Pope (1295) It was on this date, January 23, 1295, that Boniface VIII (Benedetto Gaetano) was made Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born about 1235 in Agnani, Italy, and served the papacy for many years as a canon lawyer. On the death of Nicholas IV, Celestine V, a pious …
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Jan 23
“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few,” Stendhal said. “The only excuse for God is that there is no such person.”
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