Lucius III
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They were excommunicated by Pope Lucius III in 1184 and endured several centuries of persecution.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2018
It would certainly have needed very little for the Penitents to meet the same fate before Innocent III. as the Waldenses before Lucius III.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour
To put an end to this neglect, Lucius III, jointly with the Emperor Frederic Barbarossa and the bishops of his court, enacted a decretal at Verona in 1184, regulating the episcopal inquisition.
From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)
He was buried in the monastery of Siegburg and was canonized in 1183 by Pope Lucius III.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
We are not at all surprised at such drastic measures, when we consider the agreement made by Lucius III with Frederic Barbarossa, at Verona.
From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)
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