Romano Bonaventura (before 1216–20 February 1243) was a Catholic Christian prelate, Cardinal deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, 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), Pope Innocent II. He was archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (1220–1243). He took part in the

Papal election, 1216 The 1216 papal election (18 July), was convoked after the death of Pope Innocent III in Perugia (16 July 1216), elected Cardinal Cencio Camerario, who took the name of Honorius III. List of participants There were 25 cardinals in the College of ...

, the Papal election, 1227, and the

Papal election, 1241 The 1241 papal election (21 September to 25 October) saw the election of Cardinal Goffredo da Castiglione as Pope Celestine IV. The election took place during the first of many protracted ''sede vacantes'' of the Middle Ages, and like many of the ...

, at which Romano was prominent among the '' papabili'' known to wish to continue

Gregory IX Pope Gregory IX ( la, Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; c. 1145 or before 1170 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the '' Decre ...

's hostility towards Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 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.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