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| − | '''Pope Adrian VI''' ( | + | '''Pope Adrian VI''' (March 2, 1459 – September 14, 1523), born '''Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens''', served as [[Bishop of Rome]] from January 9, 1522 until his death some 18 months later. The only [[Dutch people|Dutchman]] to become pope, he was the last non-Italian pope until [[John Paul II]], 456 years later. |
| − | Born in | + | Born in [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], he studied at the University of [[Louvain]] in [[France]], where he rose the position of professor of [[theology]], then [[rector]] and vice-chancellor. In 1507, he became the [[tutor]] of the future [[Holy Roman Emperor Charles V]], who later trusted him as both his [[emissary]] and his [[regent]]. |
| − | In 1516, Adrian became bishop of Tortosa, Spain and was soon appointed grand inquisitor of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. He was appointed cardinal by Leo X in 1517 and elected pope in 1522 as a compromise candidate after Leo's death. | + | In 1516, Adrian became bishop of Tortosa, [[Spain]] and was soon appointed [[inquisition|grand inquisitor]] of the kingdoms of [[Aragon]] and [[Castile]]. He was appointed cardinal by Pope [[Leo X]] in 1517 and elected [[pope]] in 1522 as a compromise candidate after Leo's death. |
| − | Adrian came to the papacy in the midst of one of its greatest crises, threatened not only by [[Lutheranism]] to the north | + | Adrian came to the [[papacy]] in the midst of one of its greatest crises, threatened not only by [[Lutheranism]] to the north but also by the advance of the [[Ottoman Turks]] to east. He is noted for having attempting to reform the [[Catholic Church]] administratively in response to the [[Protestant Reformation]], but refused to compromise with Lutheranism theologically, demanding Luther's condemnation as a [[heretic]]. His efforts to reform the corruption within the Roman Church were also fruitless, as they were resisted by most of his [[Renaissance]] ecclesiastical contemporaries, and he did not live long enough to see his efforts through to their conclusion. He was succeeded by the Medici pope [[Clement VII]]. |
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
| − | [[Image:Geboortehuis van Paus Adriaan.jpg|thumb|Pope Adrian VI's birthplace in Utrecht]] | + | [[Image:Geboortehuis van Paus Adriaan.jpg|thumb|Pope Adrian VI's probable birthplace in Utrecht]] |
| − | Adrian IV was born Adriaan Florisz Boeyens under modest circumstances in the city of [[Utrecht]], which was then the capital of the bishopric of Utrecht, the [[Netherlands]]. | + | Adrian IV was born Adriaan Florisz Boeyens under modest circumstances in the city of [[Utrecht]], which was then the capital of the bishopric of Utrecht, the [[Netherlands]]. The city was at that time part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], which was largely populated by Germans, and for this reason Adrian is sometimes regarded as a German pope, although he was clearly a Dutchman. His father was Florens Boeyens van Utrecht, and his mother's name was Gertruid. His father, a carpenter and likely [[shipwright]], died when Adrian was 10 years or younger. |
| − | Adrian | + | Adrian studied from a very young age under the [[Brethren of the Common Life]], either at [[Zwolle]] or [[Deventer]]. He was also a student of the [[Latin school]] in Zwolle. In June 1476, he started his studies at the [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven|University of Louvain]], France, where he pursued [[philosophy]], [[theology]] and [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|canon law]], supported by a scholarship granted by [[Margaret of York|Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy]]. He earned a [[doctorate]] in theology in 1491, became[[dean (religion)|dean]] of St. Peter's church in Louvain, and later vice-[[chancellor]] of the university. His lectures were recreated and published from the notes of his students, one of whom was the young [[Erasmus]] of Rotterdam. |
| − | Adrian | + | In 1507 Adrian entered the world of imperial politics when he was appointed [[tutor]] to Emperor [[Maximilian I]]'s (1493 – 1519) seven year old grandson, Charles, who was later to become Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] (1519 – 56). In 1515 Adrian was sent to [[Spain]] on a diplomatic errand. Soon after his arrival at the imperial court in [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] he became [[bishop]] of [[Tortosa]]. In 1516, he was commissioned as [[inquisitor]] general of the kingdom of [[Aragon]]. The following year, [[Pope Leo X]] (1513 – 21) created Adrian a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]. |
| − | + | During the minority of Charles V, Adrian was named to serve with [[Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros|Francisco Cardinal Jimenez de Cisneros]] as co-[[regent]] of Spain. After the death of the Jimenez, Adrian was appointed (March 14, 1518) general of the unified [[inquisition]]s of [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] and [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]], in which capacity he acted until his departure for [[Rome]]. | |
| − | + | After being elected emperor in 1519, Charles V left for the Netherlands in 1520 and appointed the future pope regent of Spain. During this time he had to deal with the [[Revolt of the Comuneros]], which lasted nearly a year, until the Battle of Villalar on April 23, 1521, after which the rebel leaders were beheaded. | |
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| − | After being elected emperor in 1519, Charles V left for the Netherlands in 1520 and appointed the future pope regent of Spain. During this time he had to deal with the [[Revolt of the Comuneros]], which lasted nearly a year until the Battle of Villalar on April 23, 1521, after which the rebel leaders were beheaded. | ||
==Adrian's papacy== | ==Adrian's papacy== | ||
[[Image:Paus Adrianus VI door Hendrik Bary.jpg|thumb|150px|Adrian VI by Hendrik Bary]] | [[Image:Paus Adrianus VI door Hendrik Bary.jpg|thumb|150px|Adrian VI by Hendrik Bary]] | ||
| − | After the death of | + | After the death of [[Pope Leo X]], his cousin, Cardinal [[Pope Clement VII|Giulio de' Medici]] was the leading candidate to succeed him. However, with Spanish and French cardinals in a deadlock, the absent Adrian was proposed as a compromise candidate. He was thus elected pope on January 9, 1522 by an almost unanimous vote. |
| − | Charles V was delighted upon hearing that his old tutor had been elected to the papacy, but soon realized that Adrian VI was determined to reign impartially. [[Francis I]] of France, who feared that Adrian would become a tool of the emperor, | + | Charles V was delighted upon hearing that his old tutor had been elected to the papacy, but soon realized that Adrian VI was determined to reign impartially. [[Francis I]] of France, who feared that Adrian would become a tool of the emperor, threatened a [[schism]] but soon relented and sent an embassy to present his homage. Adrian left Spain for Italy at the earliest opportunity, making his solemn entry into Rome on August 29, 1522. He was installed in [[St. Peter's Basilica]] on August 31, at the age of 63. |
| − | After | + | After arriving in Rome, Adrian immediately instituted reforms within a very resistant papal court. He also had to contend with the Lutheran revolt in Germany, while at the same time dealing with the threat of the [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]], who already controlled [[Belgrade]] and now threatened [[Hungary]]. |
| − | Adrian's plan was to attack notorious abuses one by one, beginning with the practice of selling indulgences. In this attempt, however, he was hampered by his cardinals, who needed the money. | + | Adrian's plan was to attack the most notorious abuses one by one, beginning with the practice of selling indulgences. In this attempt, however, he was hampered by his cardinals, who badly needed the money gained from this lucrative enterprise. The extravagant [[Pope Leo X]], meanwhile, had left the papal finances in trouble, and Adrian thus found it impossible to reduce the number of dispensations given to divorce and remarry. |
| − | The Italian nobility, meanwhile, | + | The Italian nobility, meanwhile, viewed Adrian a pedantic foreign [[professor]] and who was blind to the beauty of classical antiquity. Musicians such as the noted French composer and sacred singer [[Carpentras (composer)|Carpentras]], who was master of the papal chapel under [[Leo X]], left Rome due to Adrian VI's apparent indifference to the arts. Epithets such as miser and even [[barbarian]] were applied to Adrian as a result. |
| − | + | In his reaction to the early stages of the [[Lutheran]] revolt, Adrian apparently did not fully comprehend the gravity of the situation. At the [[Diet of Nuremberg]], which opened in December 1522, instructed his emissary, Francesco Chiericati, to the effect that the Roman Church was indeed in need of reform on administrative issues like indulgences and the corruption of the clergy. However, as a former head of the [[Inquisition]], he refused any compromise on doctrinal issues, and demanded that [[Martin Luther|Luther]] be punished for teaching [[Christian heresy|heresy]]. | |
| − | + | Meanwhile, in 1522 the [[Sultan]] [[Suleiman I]] (1520 – 66) had conquered [[Rhodes]], giving the Ottomans strategic dominance in the eastern Mediterranean. Adrian did not succeed as a peacemaker among Christian [[prince]]s, whom he hoped to unite in a war against the Turks. In August 1523, he was forced into an alliance with the [[Holy Roman Empire|Empire]], [[England]], and [[Republic of Venice|Venice]] against [[France]]. | |
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| + | Adrian VI died on 14 September 1523, after a somewhat brief tenure. He is buried in the German national church in Rome, Santa Maria dell'Anima. | ||
==Death and legacy== | ==Death and legacy== | ||
[[Image:SantaMariaAnima-TombaAdrianoVI01-SteO153.JPG|thumb|The tomb of Adrian VI at Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome]] | [[Image:SantaMariaAnima-TombaAdrianoVI01-SteO153.JPG|thumb|The tomb of Adrian VI at Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome]] | ||
| − | Adrian | + | Adrian was succeeded by Clement VII, one of the [[Medici]] popes under whom the Adrian's attempts at reform would not be continued and the [[Protestant Reformation]] would win new territories and many new adherents in northern Europe. Adrian would be the last non-Italian to serve as pope until [[John Paul II]] in the late twentieth century. |
| − | Most of Adrian's official papers were lost after his death. However, the statement in one of his works that a pope may err | + | Most of Adrian's official papers were lost after his death. However, the statement in one of his works that a pope may err—privately or even in a minor decree on matters of faith—attracted much attention from reformers. [[Catholics]] claim that this statement was a private opinion of the pope, not an official pronouncement and therefore does not conflict with the dogma of [[papal infallibility]]. |
Adrian plays a minor role in ''The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus'', a famous play by [[Christopher Marlowe]]. Italian writer [[Luigi Malerba]] used the confusion among the leaders of the Catholic Church, which was created by Adrian's unexpected election, as backdrop for his 1995 novel, ''Le maschere'' (The Masks), about the struggle between two Roman cardinals for a well-endowed church office. | Adrian plays a minor role in ''The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus'', a famous play by [[Christopher Marlowe]]. Italian writer [[Luigi Malerba]] used the confusion among the leaders of the Catholic Church, which was created by Adrian's unexpected election, as backdrop for his 1995 novel, ''Le maschere'' (The Masks), about the struggle between two Roman cardinals for a well-endowed church office. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | * Gross, Ernie. ''This Day In Religion.'' New York:Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 1990. ISBN 1555700454. | |
| − | * Gross, Ernie. ''This Day In Religion.'' New York:Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 1990. ISBN | ||
* Malerba Luigi. ''e maschere'', Milan: A. Mondadori, 1995. ISBN 88-04-39366-1 | * Malerba Luigi. ''e maschere'', Milan: A. Mondadori, 1995. ISBN 88-04-39366-1 | ||
| + | * {{1911}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01159b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Adrian VI] | |
| − | * [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01159b.htm Pope Adrian VI] | + | * [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02338418&id=oEy_3aDT61sC&pg=PA141&dq=%22%09Luther%27s+Correspondence+and+Other+Contemporary+Letters%22 Instruction of Adrian VI to Francesco Chieregati] |
| − | * [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02338418&id=oEy_3aDT61sC&pg=PA141&dq=%22%09Luther%27s+Correspondence+and+Other+Contemporary+Letters%22 | ||
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Revision as of 18:58, 25 November 2008
| Adrian VI | |
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| Birth name | Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens |
| Papacy began | January 9, 1522 |
| Papacy ended | September 14, 1523 |
| Predecessor | Leo X |
| Successor | Clement VII |
| Born | March 2 1459 Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | September 14 1523 (aged 64) Rome, Papal States |
| Other popes named Adrian | |
Pope Adrian VI (March 2, 1459 – September 14, 1523), born Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens, served as Bishop of Rome from January 9, 1522 until his death some 18 months later. The only Dutchman to become pope, he was the last non-Italian pope until John Paul II, 456 years later.
Born in Utrecht, he studied at the University of Louvain in France, where he rose the position of professor of theology, then rector and vice-chancellor. In 1507, he became the tutor of the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who later trusted him as both his emissary and his regent.
In 1516, Adrian became bishop of Tortosa, Spain and was soon appointed grand inquisitor of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. He was appointed cardinal by Pope Leo X in 1517 and elected pope in 1522 as a compromise candidate after Leo's death.
Adrian came to the papacy in the midst of one of its greatest crises, threatened not only by Lutheranism to the north but also by the advance of the Ottoman Turks to east. He is noted for having attempting to reform the Catholic Church administratively in response to the Protestant Reformation, but refused to compromise with Lutheranism theologically, demanding Luther's condemnation as a heretic. His efforts to reform the corruption within the Roman Church were also fruitless, as they were resisted by most of his Renaissance ecclesiastical contemporaries, and he did not live long enough to see his efforts through to their conclusion. He was succeeded by the Medici pope Clement VII.
Early life and career
Adrian IV was born Adriaan Florisz Boeyens under modest circumstances in the city of Utrecht, which was then the capital of the bishopric of Utrecht, the Netherlands. The city was at that time part of the Holy Roman Empire, which was largely populated by Germans, and for this reason Adrian is sometimes regarded as a German pope, although he was clearly a Dutchman. His father was Florens Boeyens van Utrecht, and his mother's name was Gertruid. His father, a carpenter and likely shipwright, died when Adrian was 10 years or younger.
Adrian studied from a very young age under the Brethren of the Common Life, either at Zwolle or Deventer. He was also a student of the Latin school in Zwolle. In June 1476, he started his studies at the University of Louvain, France, where he pursued philosophy, theology and canon law, supported by a scholarship granted by Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy. He earned a doctorate in theology in 1491, becamedean of St. Peter's church in Louvain, and later vice-chancellor of the university. His lectures were recreated and published from the notes of his students, one of whom was the young Erasmus of Rotterdam.
In 1507 Adrian entered the world of imperial politics when he was appointed tutor to Emperor Maximilian I's (1493 – 1519) seven year old grandson, Charles, who was later to become Emperor Charles V (1519 – 56). In 1515 Adrian was sent to Spain on a diplomatic errand. Soon after his arrival at the imperial court in Toledo he became bishop of Tortosa. In 1516, he was commissioned as inquisitor general of the kingdom of Aragon. The following year, Pope Leo X (1513 – 21) created Adrian a cardinal.
During the minority of Charles V, Adrian was named to serve with Francisco Cardinal Jimenez de Cisneros as co-regent of Spain. After the death of the Jimenez, Adrian was appointed (March 14, 1518) general of the unified inquisitions of Castile and Aragon, in which capacity he acted until his departure for Rome.
After being elected emperor in 1519, Charles V left for the Netherlands in 1520 and appointed the future pope regent of Spain. During this time he had to deal with the Revolt of the Comuneros, which lasted nearly a year, until the Battle of Villalar on April 23, 1521, after which the rebel leaders were beheaded.
Adrian's papacy
After the death of Pope Leo X, his cousin, Cardinal Giulio de' Medici was the leading candidate to succeed him. However, with Spanish and French cardinals in a deadlock, the absent Adrian was proposed as a compromise candidate. He was thus elected pope on January 9, 1522 by an almost unanimous vote.
Charles V was delighted upon hearing that his old tutor had been elected to the papacy, but soon realized that Adrian VI was determined to reign impartially. Francis I of France, who feared that Adrian would become a tool of the emperor, threatened a schism but soon relented and sent an embassy to present his homage. Adrian left Spain for Italy at the earliest opportunity, making his solemn entry into Rome on August 29, 1522. He was installed in St. Peter's Basilica on August 31, at the age of 63.
After arriving in Rome, Adrian immediately instituted reforms within a very resistant papal court. He also had to contend with the Lutheran revolt in Germany, while at the same time dealing with the threat of the Turks, who already controlled Belgrade and now threatened Hungary.
Adrian's plan was to attack the most notorious abuses one by one, beginning with the practice of selling indulgences. In this attempt, however, he was hampered by his cardinals, who badly needed the money gained from this lucrative enterprise. The extravagant Pope Leo X, meanwhile, had left the papal finances in trouble, and Adrian thus found it impossible to reduce the number of dispensations given to divorce and remarry.
The Italian nobility, meanwhile, viewed Adrian a pedantic foreign professor and who was blind to the beauty of classical antiquity. Musicians such as the noted French composer and sacred singer Carpentras, who was master of the papal chapel under Leo X, left Rome due to Adrian VI's apparent indifference to the arts. Epithets such as miser and even barbarian were applied to Adrian as a result.
In his reaction to the early stages of the Lutheran revolt, Adrian apparently did not fully comprehend the gravity of the situation. At the Diet of Nuremberg, which opened in December 1522, instructed his emissary, Francesco Chiericati, to the effect that the Roman Church was indeed in need of reform on administrative issues like indulgences and the corruption of the clergy. However, as a former head of the Inquisition, he refused any compromise on doctrinal issues, and demanded that Luther be punished for teaching heresy.
Meanwhile, in 1522 the Sultan Suleiman I (1520 – 66) had conquered Rhodes, giving the Ottomans strategic dominance in the eastern Mediterranean. Adrian did not succeed as a peacemaker among Christian princes, whom he hoped to unite in a war against the Turks. In August 1523, he was forced into an alliance with the Empire, England, and Venice against France.
Adrian VI died on 14 September 1523, after a somewhat brief tenure. He is buried in the German national church in Rome, Santa Maria dell'Anima.
Death and legacy
Adrian was succeeded by Clement VII, one of the Medici popes under whom the Adrian's attempts at reform would not be continued and the Protestant Reformation would win new territories and many new adherents in northern Europe. Adrian would be the last non-Italian to serve as pope until John Paul II in the late twentieth century.
Most of Adrian's official papers were lost after his death. However, the statement in one of his works that a pope may err—privately or even in a minor decree on matters of faith—attracted much attention from reformers. Catholics claim that this statement was a private opinion of the pope, not an official pronouncement and therefore does not conflict with the dogma of papal infallibility.
Adrian plays a minor role in The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, a famous play by Christopher Marlowe. Italian writer Luigi Malerba used the confusion among the leaders of the Catholic Church, which was created by Adrian's unexpected election, as backdrop for his 1995 novel, Le maschere (The Masks), about the struggle between two Roman cardinals for a well-endowed church office.
| Roman Catholic Popes | ||
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| Preceded by: Leo X |
Pope 1522–23 |
Succeeded by: Clement VII |
Notes
ReferencesISBN links support NWE through referral fees
- Gross, Ernie. This Day In Religion. New York:Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 1990. ISBN 1555700454.
- Malerba Luigi. e maschere, Milan: A. Mondadori, 1995. ISBN 88-04-39366-1
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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