Papal election, 1285

Papal election 1285, convened in Viterbo after the death of Pope Martin IV, elected Cardinal Giacomo Savelli, who took the name of Honorius IV. Because of the suspension of the Constitution Ubi periculum by Adrian V in 1276, this election was not a papal conclave.

Participants

Pope Martin IV died on March 28 at Perugia. At that time, there were eighteen living cardinals in the Sacred College. Fifteen of them participated in the election of his successor:

Absentee cardinals

Three cardinals were absent:

The election of Pope Honorius IV

Fifteen cardinals assembled in the episcopal residence at Perugia on April 1, three days after the death of Martin IV. In the first scrutiny on the following day, they unanimously elected Cardinal Giacomo Savelli, archdeacon of the College. Elect, although 75 years old, accepted his election and took the name of Honorius IV. He immadietely arrived to Rome, where his election had been welcomed because he was native of the Eternal City [His precedessor Martin IV was French, and he was not able to visit Rome during his ponticate because of the enmity of Romans] . On May 19 new Pope was ordained to the priesthood in the Vatican Basilica. On the following day, he was consecrated bishop by Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia Latino Malabranca Orsini and solemnly crowned by Cardinal Goffredo da Alatri, who became new protodeacon of the Sacred College.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/conclave-xiii.htm#1285 Papal election of 1285]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07459a.htm The Catholic Encyclopedia: Honorius IV]