Lucius III was pope of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185, born in 1110 and died on November 25, 1185. He was also a Catholic priest and writer who played a crucial role in establishing formal procedures for addressing heresy within the Church.

What was Lucius III's most important achievement?

His most significant achievement was establishing the Episcopal Inquisition in 1184 through the papal bull "Ad abolendam," which created the first formalized system of inquisitorial justice in the Catholic Church to combat heretical movements.

When did Lucius III serve as pope?

Lucius III served as pope of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185, a papacy that lasted approximately four years until his death in 1185.

What was the Episcopal Inquisition and why did Lucius III establish it?

The Episcopal Inquisition was an early form of institutionalized church tribunal established by Lucius III in 1184 to address growing heretical movements, particularly the Cathars and Waldensians. It empowered local bishops to conduct formal trials against heretics using judicial procedures.

What document did Lucius III issue to establish the Episcopal Inquisition?

Lucius III issued the papal bull "Ad abolendam" in 1184, which served as the foundational text authorizing the creation of the Episcopal Inquisition and providing the legal framework for bishops to act as judicial authorities in matters of heresy.

Lucius III

pope of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185 (1110–1185)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: 1110
Date of death: November 25, 1185
Place of birth: Lucca
Place of death: Verona
Occupation: Catholic priest, writer
Position held: Pope, Dean of the College of Cardinals, cardinal-bishop of Ostia, cardinal^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[12]
Work location: Rome, Papal States^[17]^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin^[21]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[23]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19]^[20]
Given name: Lucio, Lucius^[15]^[16]
Has works in the collection: Victoria and Albert Museum^[22]
Place of burial: Verona Cathedral^[7]
Religious order: Cistercians^[14]

🏷️ Also known as

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VIAF cluster ID: 85172410
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GND ID: 100952313
Angelicum ID: 194900
BeWeb person ID: 8845
Bibale ID: 84815
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 145570051
Biblissima authority ID: Borna
British Museum person or institution ID: 141024
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: lucius-lucius-iii
CANTIC ID: 981058519815106706

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CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01467302
Catholic Encyclopedia ID: 09412b
Catholic Hierarchy person ID: alluc
Cathopedia article ID: Papa_Lucio_III
Corpus Corporum author ID: Lucius_III
DDB person (GND) ID: 100952313
De Agostini ID: Lùcio+III
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 100952313
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 100952313
Documenta Catholica Omnia author ID: 01_01_1181-1185-_Lucius_III
Enciclopedia di Roma person ID: 4754
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Lucius-III
FAST ID: 162470
FactGrid item ID: Eschenrode
Find a Grave memorial ID: 11160985
FranceArchives agent ID: 168707497
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: luci-iii
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0038666
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Lucius_3., Lucius_3
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID: person/850889575114
IxTheo authority ID: 076678490
J9U entity ID: 987007397565605171
KSW person ID: 86788
Larousse ID: personnage/Lucius_III/130596, personnage/Lucius_III/181100
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID: L/lucius-iii
Mirabile author ID: 19743
NL CR AUT ID: skuk0003828
NLP ID: a0000003856294
NNDB people ID: 015/000097721
NUKAT ID: n2012155244
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810583240805606
National Library of Russia ID: 770213877
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 074414070
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3934216
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 106533
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100117915
Parsifal cluster ID: 106401, 470695
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID: 069-01470-001
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID: 48137
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID: 16839
Prabook ID: 1961477
SBN author ID: SBNV083483
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID: 3941
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID: 1141:Allucingoli
Topic's main category: Category:Pope Lucius III
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID: papa-lucio-iii
Treccani's Enciclopedia dei Papi ID: lucio-iii
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058519815106706
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V&A person ID: N12615
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WBIS ID: MA51297
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Position held 3

Pope, cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

Given name 2

Lucius, Lucio

Occupation 2

writer, Catholic priest

Work location 2

Rome, Papal States

Described by source 1

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

FactGrid item ID 1

Eschenrode

Founded entities 1

Episcopal Inquisition

Has works in the collection 1

Victoria and Albert Museum

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Latin

Part of 1

list of bishops of Ostia

Place of birth 1

Lucca

Place of burial 1

Verona Cathedral

Place of death 1

Verona

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Religious order 1

Cistercians

Sex or gender 1

male

Topic's main category 1

Category:Pope Lucius III

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Category:Pope Lucius III

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Alexander III

← Signatory 1

Ad abolendam

← Successful candidate 1

1181 papal election

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Summary

Lucius III was born in 1110^[1] in Lucca^[2]. He died on November 25, 1185^[3], in Verona^[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest^[5] and writer^[6].

FAQs

Where was Lucius III born?

Lucius III was born in Lucca^[2].

Where did Lucius III die?

Lucius III died in Verona^[4].

What did Lucius III do for work?

Lucius III worked as a Catholic priest^[5] and writer^[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Lucius III — place of birth (P19): Lucca. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Lucius III — place of death (P20): Verona. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Lucius III — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Lucius III — position held (P39): Pope. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Lucius III — position held (P39): Dean of the College of Cardinals. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Lucius III — position held (P39): cardinal-bishop of Ostia. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Lucius III — position held (P39): cardinal. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-02-04. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Lucius III — occupation (P106): Catholic priest. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Lucius III — occupation (P106): writer. Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Lucius III — place of burial (P119): Verona Cathedral. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Lucius III — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-10-23. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Lucius III — date of birth (P569): 1110. Enciclopedia dei Papi. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Lucius III — date of death (P570): November 25, 1185. Enciclopedia dei Papi. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Lucius III — religious order (P611): Cistercians. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Lucius III — given name (P735): Lucio. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Lucius III — given name (P735): Lucius. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Lucius III — work location (P937): Rome. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Lucius III — work location (P937): Papal States. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Lucius III — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Lucius III — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Lucius III — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Latin. Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Lucius III — has works in the collection (P6379): Victoria and Albert Museum. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Lucius III — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.

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