Roman Catholic Pope. Born Giacinto Bobone of noble Roman ancestry, he had been Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Italy, for 47 years when, on March 30, 1191, at the age of 85, he was elected as the first member of the Roman Orsini family to become Pope. He acted vigorously to protect the sanctity of the marriage bond when Philip II of France tried to repudiate his Danish wife, Ingeborg. He fostered the Teutonic Knights and the Bridgebuilding Brothers, canonized several saints, among them the Irish Malachi. protected the Jews and the victims of shipwrecks. Greatly interested in the Holy Land, he did much for the Knights Templar and the Knights of St. John. He served as Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church from March 30, 1191 to his death in 1198.
Roman Catholic Pope. Born Giacinto Bobone of noble Roman ancestry, he had been Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Italy, for 47 years when, on March 30, 1191, at the age of 85, he was elected as the first member of the Roman Orsini family to become Pope. He acted vigorously to protect the sanctity of the marriage bond when Philip II of France tried to repudiate his Danish wife, Ingeborg. He fostered the Teutonic Knights and the Bridgebuilding Brothers, canonized several saints, among them the Irish Malachi. protected the Jews and the victims of shipwrecks. Greatly interested in the Holy Land, he did much for the Knights Templar and the Knights of St. John. He served as Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church from March 30, 1191 to his death in 1198.
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