UBC buys 770-year-old papal document

Academics study decree which was issued at First Council of Lyons in 1245

History professor Richard Pollard studies a papal bull that was issued by Pope Innocent IV and 13 cardinals in Lyons in 1245. He points out a small cross that the Pope drew himself nearly 800 years ago. The parchment is now stored in a vault at the university. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

It may be the oldest existing papal document in Canada. UBC recently acquired a 770-year old papal bull signed and sealed by Pope Innocent IV. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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