Urban IV

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1. Jacques Pantaléon, died 1264, French ecclesiastic: pope 1261–64.

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Pope Urban IV, who was in Orvieto at the time taking refuge from a threatened invasion of Rome from Sicily, ordered the blood-sported corporal brought within the safety of Orvieto's walls.

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This was Corpus Christi Day, a feast founded by Pope Urban IV in 1264.

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)

Some modifications of this rule—which was exceedingly austere—crept into various convents; and a rule, approved by Urban IV, was drawn up in 1264, similar to that of St. Francis, but somewhat mitigated.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

In 1262, Urban IV, in an elaborate code of instructions, formally revived the consultation in all cases involving the death penalty or perpetual imprisonment; and this was repeated by Clement IV in 1265.

From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)

Louis was probably informed of this strange promise by his young son Philip himself, who got himself released from it by Pope Urban IV.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by Black, Robert