Andrea dei Mozzi
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Andrea dei Mozzi was an Italian bishop, from the Mozzi family of bankers. He was a papal chaplain, for Pope Alexander IV
and Pope Gregory IX
. He was then appointed as Archbishop of Florence in 1287. He was translated by Pope Boniface VIII
to Vicenza
, in 1295, in a scandal that made him a character in Dante
's The Inferno.
He had a nephew of the same name.http://users.bart.nl/~roestb/franciscan/franauta.htm#AndreasdeMozzis.
Pope Alexander IV
Pope Alexander IV was Pope from 1254 until his death.Born as Rinaldo di Jenne, in Jenne , he was, on his mother's side, a member of the de' Conti di Segni family, the counts of Segni, like Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX...
and Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was pope from March 19, 1227 to August 22, 1241.The successor of Pope Honorius III , he fully inherited the traditions of Pope Gregory VII and of his uncle Pope Innocent III , and zealously continued their policy of Papal supremacy.-Early life:Ugolino was...
. He was then appointed as Archbishop of Florence in 1287. He was translated by Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...
to Vicenza
Vicenza
Vicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione...
, in 1295, in a scandal that made him a character in Dante
DANTE
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's The Inferno.
He had a nephew of the same name.http://users.bart.nl/~roestb/franciscan/franauta.htm#AndreasdeMozzis.