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Pope Urban IV

Pope Urban IV

1195 CE–1264 CE · Troyes (Champagne)

Born Jacques Pantaléon at Troyes, the son of a cobbler, Urban IV rose through the Church to become Patriarch of Jerusalem, and was elected pope while at the Curia though not a cardinal. He never reached Rome, governing from Orvieto. To counter Hohenstaufen power in Italy he invited Charles of Anjou to take the Kingdom of Sicily, a fateful decision shaping Italian politics for generations. He instituted the feast of Corpus Christi for the universal Church in 1264, commissioning Thomas Aquinas to compose its liturgy. He died at Perugia shortly after.

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Troyes (Champagne)טרויישChampagne, France

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About Troyes (Champagne)

The Champagne city where Rashi (1040-1105) lived and ran a celebrated yeshiva. The center of medieval Ashkenazi Jewish learning before the Crusades.

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Thomas Aquinas

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