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Giovanni Orsini
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Reigned from November 25, 1277 to August 22, 1280. Born c.1216at Rome, Italy; died on August 22, 1280 at Soriano, Italy. As cardinal-deacon he played an important part in papal affairs after 1244. While pope he attempted to free Rome from foreign influence, and to check the Angevins in central Italy. At the request of the Tatar khan he sent Franciscan missionaries to Persia and China.
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Entry for 'Giovanni Orsini'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/giovanni-orsini.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Giovanni Orsini'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/giovanni-orsini.html. 1910.
