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3 unusual facts about Pope Innocent II


Étampes

During the Middle Ages it was the scene of several councils, the most notable of which took place in 1130 and resulted in the recognition of Innocent II as the legitimate pope.

Les Clées

In 1134, Pope Innocent II tried in vain to prohibit the reconstruction of the castle.

Spycimierz

Spycimierz was regarded as a ducal property, mentioned in 1136 in a bull of Pope Innocent II.


Holy Ampulla

The Holy Ampulla or Holy Ampoule (Sainte Ampoule in French) was a glass vial which, from its first recorded use by Pope Innocent II for the anointing of Louis VII in 1131 to the coronation of Louis XVI in 1774, held the chrism or anointing oil for the coronation of the kings of France.


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