Stefan Vancza

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Stefan Vancza (Hungarian: Báncsa István) (d. July 9, 1270) was the first Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, the bishop of Palestrina, and the archbishop and administrator of Esztergom.[1]

Vancza was made cardinal in December 1251 by Pope Innocent IV, at a time when the church was having problems with the Tatars.[2] Vancza had previously been the Chancellor of Hungary.[3]

[edit] Role in conclaves

Vancza participated in the papal elections of December 8 - 12, 1254 (that elected Alexander IV), October 1264 - February 5, 1265 (Clement IV), and November 1268 - September 1, 1271, the longest papal election in history, during which he died on July 9, 1270.[4]

Vancza did not attend the papal election of May 26 - August 29, 1261 (Urban IV).[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Miranda, Salvator. 1997. "XIII Century (1198-1303)."
  2. ^ Howorth, Henry Hoyle. 1876. History of the Mongols: From the 9th to the 19th Century. Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 151.
  3. ^ Rosa, Mario, Levillain, ed., 2002, "Curia", The Papacy: An Encyclopedia, Routledge, ISBN 0415922283. p. 468.
  4. ^ a b Miranda, Salvator. 1997. "Papal elections and conclaves of the XIII Century (1216-1294)."
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