{"id":"pope-honorius-iii","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-honorius-iii","language":"en","name":"Pope Honorius III","name_en":"Pope Honorius III","name_ne":null,"description":"Head of the Catholic Church from 1216 to 1227","headline":"Head of the Catholic Church from 1216 to 1227","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Pope Honorius III, born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death. A canon at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, he came to hold a number of important administrative positions, including that of Camerlengo. In 1197, he became tutor to the young Frederick II. As pope, he worked to promote the Fifth Crusade, which had been planned under his predecessor, Innocent III. Honorius repeatedly exhorted King Andrew II of Hungary and Emperor Frederick II to fulfill their vows to participate. He also gave approval to the recently formed Dominican and Franciscan religious orders.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1148","date":"1148"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160182#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Rome","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160182#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"18 March 1227","date":"1227-03-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160182#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Rome","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160182#P20"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"Catholic priest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250867"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160182#P106"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Pope (25 July 1216 – 18 March 1227)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19546","start":"1216-07-25","end":"1227-03-18"},{"text":"Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1198–1216)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1813197","start":"1198","end":"1216"},{"text":"Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber (1188–1198)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103516722","start":"1188","end":"1198"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160182#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Honorius_III","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160182"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Pope Honorius III born?","a":"Pope Honorius III was born on 1148 in Rome."},{"q":"What positions has Pope Honorius III held?","a":"Positions held by Pope Honorius III include: Pope (1216–1227); Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1198–1216); Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber (1188–1198)."}],"related":[{"name":"Pope Telesphorus","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-telesphorus"},{"name":"Pope Gregory XIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-gregory-xiii"},{"name":"Pope Clement VII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-clement-vii"},{"name":"Pope Pius I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-pius-i"},{"name":"Pope Boniface I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-boniface-i"},{"name":"Pope Agapetus I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-agapetus-i"},{"name":"Pope Innocent VIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-innocent-viii"},{"name":"Pope Innocent X","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-innocent-x"},{"name":"Pope Innocent XI","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-innocent-xi"},{"name":"Pope Marcellus II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-marcellus-ii"},{"name":"Pope Paul II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-paul-ii"},{"name":"Pope Pius XII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-pius-xii"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/pope-honorius-iii-44451c5f52.jpg","width":500,"height":522,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Didier Descouens","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_of_Santi_Giovanni_e_Paolo_(Venice)_-_Honorius_III_by_Leandro_Bassano.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Pope Honorius III","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Honorius_III","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q160182","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160182","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Interior of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) - Honorius III by Leandro Bassano.jpg by Didier Descouens (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_of_Santi_Giovanni_e_Paolo_(Venice)_-_Honorius_III_by_Leandro_Bassano.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Pope Honorius III, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Interior of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) - Honorius III by Leandro Bassano.jpg — Didier Descouens, Public domain.","cite":"\"Pope Honorius III\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pope-honorius-iii. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-honorius-iii","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-honorius-iii","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-honorius-iii?lang=ne"}}