Pope Innocent III on the Web

Biographies

Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Innocent III
Substantial biography by Michael Ott.

Pope Innocent III
Useful bio at Wikipedia.

Pope Innocent III
Heavily-hyperlinked collection of stats at the Patron Saints Index.

Pope Innocent III (1198 &endash; 1216)
Extensive, admiring bio at the Saint Benedict Center.

Related Material

The 11th to the 13th Centuries: Innocent III and The Great Schism
An in-depth examination of Innocent's actions and their consequences in context of a larger view of the Church in the period, by Yuri Koszarycz.

The Fourth Crusade: Pope Innocent III
A brief explanation of Innocent's role in the Fourth Crusade is provided by Dr. E.L. Skip Knox at Boise State University.

The Fourth Lateran Council
An overview of the Council and the Canons it passed is provided at the Catholic Encycolopedia.

Primary Sources

Innocent III, Marriage, and Women
A selection of Innocent's letters and other texts, translated by K. Pennington and placed online at Maxwell School of Syracuse University.

Summons to A Crusade, 1215
A translation by Ernest F. Henderson from Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages, provided by Paul Halsall at the Medieval Sourcebook.

The Keeping of Slaves by the Jews, 1204
An extract from a letter to King Philip Augustus of France, provided by Paul Halsall at the Medieval Sourcebook. .

For Fun

Pope Innocent III Action Figure
Who needs Spiderman or the Hulk when Innocent's on the job? Something silly from Archie McPhee & Co.

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