Papal election, 1285

The Papal election 1285, convened in Viterbo after the death of Pope Martin IV, elected Cardinal Giacomo Savelli, who took the name of Honorius IV. Because of the suspension of the Constitution Ubi periculum by Adrian V in 1276, this election was not a papal conclave.

Participants

Pope Martin IV died on March 28 at Perugia. At that time, there were 18 living cardinals in the Sacred College. Fifteen of them participated in the election of his successor:

Absentee cardinals

Three cardinals were absent:

The election of Pope Honorius IV

Fifteen cardinals assembled in the episcopal residence at Perugia on April 1, three days after the death of Martin IV. In the first scrutiny on the following day, they unanimously elected Cardinal Giacomo Savelli, archdeacon of the College. Savelli, although 75 years old, accepted his election and took the name of Honorius IV. He immediately arrived in Rome, where his election had been welcomed because he was native of the Eternal City.^[1] On May 19 the new Pope was ordained to the priesthood in the Vatican Basilica. On the following day, he was consecrated bishop by Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia Latino Malabranca Orsini and solemnly crowned by Cardinal Goffredo da Alatri, who became new protodeacon of the Sacred College.

Notes

External links

• Papal election of 1285
• The Catholic Encyclopedia: Honorius IV