Pope Urban IV was born with the given name of Jacques Pantaléon in the year 1195 A.D., and died in 1264 A.D. He began his reign as Pope in the year 1261 A.D. and ended his reign in the year 1264 A.D., during the High Middle Ages. Urban IV was from France, and his papal number is: 182 out of 267 officially recognized Roman Catholic Popes.
Summary: Pope associated with Corpus Christi and the continuing struggle over southern Italy.
Biography:Urban IV never set foot in Rome, a sign of how unstable papal government in Italy remained. Yet his pontificate proved significant both liturgically and politically.
He extended the feast of Corpus Christi to the universal Church, giving enduring form to Eucharistic devotion. At the same time, he pursued policies that would bring Charles of Anjou into Italian affairs, reshaping the politics of the peninsula.
Urban IV’s legacy unites lasting liturgical influence with major political consequences for medieval Italy.
