Pope Pius III bull, 1503

Contributor:

Riario, Raffaello, 1451-1521 (addressee); North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827 (former owner); Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 (former owner)

Name:

Pius III, Pope, approximately 1440-1503

Timespan:

16th century

Date:

1503

Description:

The last bull of Pope Pius III dated Oct. 17, 1503, addressed to Cardinal Raffaello Riario conferring upon him the administration of the Benedictine monastery of San Marziano at Tortona. However, the lead bull was never appended to the document as Pope Pius III died a few hours after it was written. His successor, Pope Julius II, conferred the administration of the monastery upon Cardinal Giovanni Piccolomini in the December of the same year (see Ms. Coll. 742, Folder 66).

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Frederick North, Earl of Guilford, and Sir Thomas Phillipps (part of ms. 6067).

Subject:

San Marziano (Monastery : Tortona, Italy); Benedictine monasteries -- Italy; Benedictine monasteries

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Bulls (papal records); Legal documents; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf)

Geographic Subject:

Tortona (Italy) -- History -- 16th century; Italy

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

This oversize item is stored in a map drawer.; In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 742 Folder 116

Collection:

Piccolomini Family Papers