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unusual facts about Nicholas V



Bishopric of Brixen

The dissensions between Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa (1450-1464), appointed by Pope Nicholas V as Bishop of Brixen, and the Austrian Archduke Sigismund of Habsburg were also unfortunate; the cardinal was made a prisoner, and although the pope placed the diocese under an interdict, Sigismund came out victor in the struggle.


see also

Afonso V of Portugal

This approval of slavery was reaffirmed and extended in the Romanus Pontifex bull of 1455 (also by Nicholas V).

Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss

Pope Pius V ordered the construction of a chapel strictly reserved for the Guards behind the bastion of Nicholas V. The construction of the building dates back to 1568 under the direction of architect Nanni di Baccio Bigio.