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Coronation of Boniface VIII
On December 24, 1294, the College of Cardinals elected Benedetto Caetani as Pope Boniface VIII; he was crowned at St.…
Timeline
- 1294Rome · RomeAfter the abdication of Celestine V, the College of Cardinals swiftly elected Cardinal Benedetto Caetani as pope, taking the name Boniface VIII, ending a brief papal interregnum.
- 1295St. Peter's Basilica · VaticanBoniface VIII was formally crowned at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on January 23, 1295, declaring his intent to actively intervene in Italian politics and expand papal power.
Sources
- Boniface VIII https://www.britannica.com/biography/Boniface-VIII
- The Oxford Dictionary of Popes — J. N. D. Kelly (1988)