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papal legate

Legatus Pontificius la

Personal representative of the pope of the Catholic Church in foreign nations or for some special mission

  • Also called קָשׁוּר, שַׁגְרִיר

Overview

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Everyone recorded as holding it

Its tenures overlap throughout — a roll of holders, not a line.

  • 5 holders
  • 3 overlapping pairs
  • 2 undated
  1. from 1139 CE Henry of Blois Bishop of Winchester (c. 1096 – 1171)
  2. from 1414 CE Pierre d'Ailly French theologian and astrologer (1351–1420)
  3. from 27 August 1451 CE Guillaume d'Estouteville French monk, archbishop and cardinal

No dates recorded 2

  • Dates unrecorded Gregory VIII Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1187
  • Dates unrecorded Pierre d'Ailly French theologian and astrologer (1351–1420)
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