Lotario Scotti
Hello, I am Lothar of Segni, or Lotario Scotti, otherwise known as Pope Innocent III.
I was born into a noble Italian family, and therefore was sent to the finest schools in all of Europe, such as University of Paris, and the University of Bologna. I was entrusted with important tasks by Pope Lucius III and Pope Gregory 8th. At the young age of thirty, my dear uncle, Pope Clement, made me a cardinal. Not to toot my own horn, but I was born to rule. During my lifetime, I was given the gift of great intellect, will, and the power of leadership.es in my household. I traded Gold plates for wooden ones, and disposed of my diamond rings. Any Nobles that were found in a christian household, would be replaced by monks. Although I was already leader of a great religion, I believed that my point in office was …show more content…
After trying persuasion with the heretical Albigensians, I declared a bloody crusade against them. More than 15,000 peasants were slaughtered in one town alone.
I instituted a wide-ranging series of church reforms. Clergy excesses from luxurious clothing to drunken carousing were attacked. I promoted honest business practices in the church, encouraged provincial and national councils, required bishops to visit Rome every four years, restored observation of rules in religious orders, and encouraged the foundation of schools. During my reign, I recognized and gave patronage to two newly established reform groups, the Franciscans and the Dominicans. I issued over 6,000 decrees and formalized many of my reforms with the Fourth Lateran Council—where the term "transubstantiate" (meaning, the bread of Communion becomes the real body of Christ) was first officially used.
I then died of recurrent fevers July 16, 1216, on a trip to settle a dispute between Pisa and Genoa, a dispute that I feared would hinder the next
I was born into a noble Italian family, and therefore was sent to the finest schools in all of Europe, such as University of Paris, and the University of Bologna. I was entrusted with important tasks by Pope Lucius III and Pope Gregory 8th. At the young age of thirty, my dear uncle, Pope Clement, made me a cardinal. Not to toot my own horn, but I was born to rule. During my lifetime, I was given the gift of great intellect, will, and the power of leadership.es in my household. I traded Gold plates for wooden ones, and disposed of my diamond rings. Any Nobles that were found in a christian household, would be replaced by monks. Although I was already leader of a great religion, I believed that my point in office was …show more content…
After trying persuasion with the heretical Albigensians, I declared a bloody crusade against them. More than 15,000 peasants were slaughtered in one town alone.
I instituted a wide-ranging series of church reforms. Clergy excesses from luxurious clothing to drunken carousing were attacked. I promoted honest business practices in the church, encouraged provincial and national councils, required bishops to visit Rome every four years, restored observation of rules in religious orders, and encouraged the foundation of schools. During my reign, I recognized and gave patronage to two newly established reform groups, the Franciscans and the Dominicans. I issued over 6,000 decrees and formalized many of my reforms with the Fourth Lateran Council—where the term "transubstantiate" (meaning, the bread of Communion becomes the real body of Christ) was first officially used.
I then died of recurrent fevers July 16, 1216, on a trip to settle a dispute between Pisa and Genoa, a dispute that I feared would hinder the next