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15 Ιουν 2022 · Learn about when Pope Gregory IX, head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1227 to 1241, declared war on cats.
Pope Gregory IX (Latin: Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) [1] was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241.
16 Αυγ 2023 · Pope Gregory IX believed that cats were evil. Felines were either in league with the devil or the devil himself in a fur coat. The pope had Europe's cats exterminated. There were unexpected consequences for humans: The bubonic plague, superstitions about cats being unlucky and witch hunts.
8 Νοε 2023 · The idea originated with a 13th-century pope who accused devil-worshippers of kissing cats' hindquarters.
20 Μαΐ 2019 · Pope Gregory IX responded by issuing the bull Vox in Rama in 1233 which denounced cats – especially black cats – as evil and in league with Satan. Konrad specifically accused the German noble Henry III, Count of Sayn (d. c. 1246) of participating in these rituals but Henry was able to clear his name before a tribunal and retain his position ...
On March 19, 1227, 80-year-old cardinal Ugolino di Segni became Pope Gregory IX. Gregory was a reluctant pontiff- and not just because of his age. For he had inherited the problem of heresies which were blossoming across thirteenth century Christian Europe and challenging the ‘universal’ church.
Join us on a journey through history as we explore Pope Gregory IX's war on cats and its potential connection to the spread of the Black Plague in Europe. Le...
