Teodorico Ranieri Explained

Teodorico Ranieri of Orvieto (died 7 December 1306) was an Italian cardinal. He was archbishop of Pisa,^[1] and bishop of Palestrina.

In 1298 Ranieri was instrumental in the destruction of the city of Palestrina on the orders of Pope Boniface VIII, following the anti-papal revolt of the Colonna family. He was then made a cardinal^[2] in December of that year, and in 1300 until his death was the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.

Ranieri came from an ecclesiastical family; his uncle was the bishop of Piacenza and his brother Zampo was bishop of Soana, and of Pietro.

The Palazzo Ranieri in Orvieto is named after a medieval tower once owned by Cardinal Ranieri.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Biographical Dictionary of Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303), Consistory of December 4, 1298 (III). . Florida International University .
2. http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/SV1303.html California State University, Northridge website, Sede Vacante 1303; October 11 1303 - October 22 1303
3. Web site: History, Art and Architecture . . Palazzo Piccolomini.