# First Holy Year (1300)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1300-first-holy-year
Location: Rome
Themes: Papacy

Pope Boniface VIII proclaims the first Jubilee, drawing pilgrims to Rome. At this point in the timeline (1300), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Boniface VIII (24 December 1294 – 11 October 1303).

## Why it matters
First Holy Year mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Boniface VIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-boniface-viii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Jubilee in the Catholic Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_in_the_Catholic_Church)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — First Holy Year](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=First+Holy+Year)
- [Wikipedia — Medieval Church (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Catholic_Church#Middle_Ages)