157. Nicholas II

About this episode

This episode discusses Pope Nicholas II and his significant contributions to papal elections and relations with the Normans.

Pope Nicholas II became the first pope in history to actually regulate papal elections! In his episode, we discuss a major change in relations with the Normans, the beginnings of the Pataria, and the massively influential In Nomine Domini! Support Pontifacts: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pontifactspod Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pontifactspodcast Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/pontifactspod Amazon Wishlist: https://tinyurl.com/pontifactswishlist

People in this episode

Host: Pontifacts

Topics covered

• papal elections
• Normans
• Pataria
• In Nomine Domini
• Pope Nicholas II

Keywords

• Pope Nicholas II
• papal elections
• Normans
• Pataria
• In Nomine Domini

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