Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad Extirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition
Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad Extirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the torture of heretics in the Me
Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad Extirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition
Key People
Innocent IV
Head of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254
Head of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254
Events Before
The Servite Order is officially approved by Cardinal Raniero Capocci, papal legate in Tuscany
The Servite Order is officially approved by Cardinal Raniero Capocci, papal legate in Tuscany
The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, and Louis IX of France is captured
The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France.
Kublai is acclaimed the Great Khan by a Mongol Great Council
Kublai is acclaimed the Great Khan by a Mongol Great Council
The Virgin Mary gives Simon Stock a Brown Scapular (legend)
The Virgin Mary gives Simon Stock a Brown Scapular (legend)
BC Solar eclipse on this date might indicate the birth of the legendary Heracles in Thebes, Greece
BC Solar eclipse on this date might indicate the birth of the legendary Heracles in Thebes, Greece
Events After
-May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire
-May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire
Battle at Westkapelle - Floris de Voogd 'the Guardian' defeats Guy of Dampierre
Battle at Westkapelle - Floris de Voogd 'the Guardian' defeats Guy of Dampierre
Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania
Mindaugas (1203 – 12 September 1263) was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only crowned King of Lithuania.
University of Salamanca granted a royal charter by Alfonso IX. Third oldest university still operating and the oldest Hi
University of Salamanca granted a royal charter by Alfonso IX. Third oldest university still operating and the oldest Hispanic.
Königsberg (modern day Kaliningrad) founded by Teutonic Knights and named in honor of the Bohemian King Ottokar II
Kaliningrad (known as Königsberg until 1946) is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia between Lithuania and Poland (663 kilometres (412 mi) west of...
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The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, and Louis IX of France is captured
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- What happened on May 15, 1252?
- Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad Extirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition
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- Key figures include Innocent IV (Head of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254).