August 22 – The pope who preached a Crusade against the German Emperor Frederick II

Pope Gregory IX (UGOLINO, Count of Segni). Born about 1145, at Anagni in the Campagna; died 22 August, 1241, at Rome. He received his education at the Universities of Paris and Bologna. After the accession of Innocent III to the papal throne, Ugolino, who was a nephew of Innocent III, was successively appointed papal chaplain, … Continue reading August 22 – The pope who preached a Crusade against the German Emperor Frederick II