Boniface VIII

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Pope
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Celestine_V
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1230
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Benedetto_Caetani
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Anagni,_Papal_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Peter's_Basilica
gptkbp:cardinalAppointment 1291
gptkbp:coatOfArms Coat of arms of Boniface VIII.svg
gptkbp:condemnedBy gptkb:Dante_Alighieri
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Philip_IV_of_France
gptkbp:deathDate 11 October 1303
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Rome,_Papal_States
gptkbp:elects 24 December 1294
gptkbp:family gptkb:Caetani_family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boniface VIII
gptkbp:knownFor assertion of papal supremacy
conflict with secular rulers
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:notableEvent canon law
alleged simony and nepotism
declared the first Jubilee in 1300
excommunicated Philip IV of France
expanded papal bureaucracy
expanded the Papal States
faced accusations of heresy after death
founded the University of Rome La Sapienza
influenced canon law
involved in the Outrage of Anagni
involved in the Sicilian conflict
issued the papal bull Unam Sanctam
opposed Frederick II of Sicily
opposed the Colonna family
strengthened papal administration
supported Charles II of Naples
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Clericis_Laicos
gptkb:Unam_Sanctam
gptkb:Ausculta_Fili
gptkbp:ordinationDate gptkb:priest
before 1281
gptkbp:papacyEnd 11 October 1303
gptkbp:papacyStart 24 December 1294
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Dante's_Divine_Comedy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Celestine_V
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Vatican_Palace
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Benedict_XI
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:La_Divina_Commedia
gptkb:Basilica_Papale_di_San_Pietro_in_Vaticano
gptkb:Benedict_XI
gptkb:Celestine_V
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7