Romano Bonaventura (before 1216–20 February 1243) was a Catholic Christian prelate, Cardinal deacon of

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, his '' titulus'' (1216–1234), bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (1231–1243), a cardinal-legate to the court of

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. He was also listed as Romano Papareschi, which strongly suggests that he came from the Roman family, probably of the rione Trastevere, that produced Gregorio Papareschi (died 1143),

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. He was archpriest of the

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(1220–1243). He took part in the

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, the

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, and the Papal election, 1241, at which Romano was prominent among the '' papabili'' known to wish to continue

Gregory IX Pope Gregory IX (; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the '' Decretales'' and instituting the P ...

's hostility towards

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, who surrounded Rome with his armies, blocking the arrival of some cardinal electors known to be hostile to his interests. Romano was a jurist. As cardinal-legate to France, he summoned the Council of Bourges (1225), directed towards funding the

Albigensian Crusade The Albigensian Crusade (), also known as the Cathar Crusade (1209–1229), was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, what is now southern France. The Crusade was prosecuted pri ...

.Joseph R. Strayer, 128-129.

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13th-century Italian cardinals People of the Albigensian Crusade 1243 deaths Year of birth unknown House of Papareschi Year of birth uncertain 13th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub