Gregory IX
Gregory IX was a Pope of the Roman Catholic Church who reigned from 1227 to 1241 and is noted for his denunciation of the Holy Fire as a fraud in 1238, leading to a ban on Franciscan participation in the ceremony, which raised skepticism among many Christians.
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Gregory IX's body was threatened to be dug up by Romans frustrated with the slow deliberations of the cardinals.
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Pope Gregory IX denounced the Holy Fire as a fraud in 1238 and prohibited Franciscans from participating in the ceremony.
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