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1061 papal election

1061 CE · Vatican City, Europe · Politics

1061 papal election
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The 1061 papal election was held on 30 September 1061 in San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome, following the death of Pope Nicholas II. In accordance with Nicholas II's bull, In Nomine Domini, the cardinal bishops were the sole electors of the pope for the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

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