Pope Alexander III canonized St. Bernard of Clairvaux in 1174. During the 19th century, Pope Pius VIII declared him a doctor of the Church.

In 1163, Pope Alexander III ordered monks and priests to stop performing bloodletting anymore, so barbers started offering the service instead, according toHistory. During the treatment ...

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Papal equivalents to such imperial protections appeared soon after. In 1179, Pope Alexander III decreed that a teacher’s license to teach should be based on proper scholarly qualifications.

The first stone of the gothic building was laid in the presence of Pope Alexander III. But construction wasn't completed until 1345. Since its completion, the building has been the scene of ...

Becket was made a saint by Pope Alexander III in 1173, just three years after his death. There was a belief that Becket’s blood, spilled on the floor of the Cathedral, had the power to heal the ...

Ascending to the papal throne earlier in the century, Pope Calixtus III was a Borgia ... when Rodrigo became Pope Alexander VI. Her father’s accession changed Lucrezia’s life forever.

Pope Alexander III canonized St. Bernard of Clairvaux in 1174. During the 19th century, Pope Pius VIII declared him a doctor of the Church. The Catholic News Agency (CNA) Staff are a team of ...

A scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, who became canon of Canterbury in 1859, James Craigie Robertson (1813–82) edited for the Rolls Series this seven-volume work, published between 1875 and 1885.