Innocent V
185th Pope of the Catholic Church
Feast: 22 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Peter of Tarentaise joined the Dominicans at sixteen and became a famous master at Paris. He was Archbishop of Lyons and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, and spoke at the Council of Lyons in 1274, where he preached at St Bonaventure's funeral.
Elected on 21 January 1276, the first Dominican pope, he worked for peace in Italy and for union with the Greeks. He died at Rome on 22 June 1276.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe his cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The first Dominican pope, a peacemaker.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Peter of Tarentaise Saint“In 1269, Peter of Tarentaise was Provincial of the French Province of Dominicans.” — Wikipedia
- Pierre de Tarentaise Saint“1225 – 22 June 1276), born Pierre de Tarentaise, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 January to 22 June 1276.” — Wikipedia
- Gregory X Blessed“He was a close collaborator of Pope Gregory X, who named him Bishop of Ostia and raised him to cardinal in 1273.” — Wikipedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Pope Innocent V
- Wikidata Q170871 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pope Innocent V (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.