De casu pape et corone sue et oppressione multorum.
The Pope's Fall from Splendor
Pope Clement falls from his horse near Lyon after his coronation, losing his crown and a priceless ruby as signs of his coming downfall.
That Pope Clement, on the octave of Saint Martin, while he was coming down from the church of Saint Justus on the mountain near Lyon after his coronation, fell — and crushed many people, and suffered greatly himself, the pope. For his horse fell and was buried under stones, and the crown fell from his head, and in the fall a precious ruby stone was lost, which had stood on the crown's head — of inestimable value — and all these things were signs of his future state.
Source Citations
Fragmentary source references for the account.
(Martial, p. 441. Ptol. p. .)
Read the original Latin
Ilie papa Clemens in octava sancti Martini dum post coronacionem suam descenderet de ecclesia sancti Justi in monte apud Lugdunum, cecidit niurus et multos oppressit, et valde, et ipse papa passus est. Equus enim ejus cecidit et lapidibus obrutus est, et corona cecidit de capite ipsius, et in casu perditus fuit lapis preciosus rubinus, qui stetit in capite corone inestimabilis precii, que omnia erant indicativa status sui futuri. (Mart. p. 441. Ptol. p. .)
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