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Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon.

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Pope Innocent IV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254

Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254.
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Lyon

City in France

Lyon is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of…
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First Council of Lyon

Thirteenth ecumenical council (1245)

The First Council of Lyon was the thirteenth ecumenical council, as numbered by the Catholic Church, taking place in 1245. This was the first ecumenical council to be held outside Rome's Lateran Palace after the Great Schism of 1054.
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December 2

Day of the year

December 2 is the 336th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 29 days remain until the end of the year.
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