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Martin V

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Also known as Odo Colonna, Pope Martin V, Oddone Colonna

pope of the Catholic Church from 1417 to 1431

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Martin V, born Ottone Colonna, was a male Catholic priest and writer from the House of Colonna. He held the positions of Pope, protonotary apostolic, and cardinal within the Catholic Church. Educated at the University of Perugia, he was a citizen of the Papal States and worked in Rome and the Papal States. His consecrator was Jean-Allarmet de Brogny.

Martin V died of a stroke from natural causes in Rome on 20 February 1431. He was buried in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. His name in the native language is recorded as Martinus PP. V. He is described in sources including the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1947
Works
20

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Listeners
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Total plays
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Works in European collections

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Martin V (Latin: Martinus V; Italian: Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Oddone Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in February 1431. His election effectively ended the Western Schism of 1378–1417. As of 2026, he remains the last pope to have taken the pontifical name "Martin".

Biography

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