Editing Pope Nicholas III (section)

=== Ecclesiastical ===
Nicholas' father had been a personal friend of [[Francis of Assisi]], and he himself had to focus much of his attention on the [[Franciscan]] order.  More than 165 of his bulls and letters address the subject. Most importantly, he issued the [[papal bull]] ''[[Exiit qui seminat]]'' <ref>{{cite web | author=Nicholas III  | title=Exiit qui seminat | website= The Franciscan Archive | date=21 January 1997 | url=http://www.franciscan-archive.org/bullarium/exiit-e.html | access-date=24 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Nicholas III | title=Exiit qui seminat | website= Papal Encyclicals Online | date=14 August 1279 | publisher=Papal Encyclicals Online webmaster | url=http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Nichol03/exiit-e.htm | access-date=24 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Nicholas III | title=Exiit qui seminat | website= Document Library | publisher=[[Eternal Word Television Network|EWTN]] | url=http://www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/N3SEMIN.HTM | access-date=24 January 2013 }}</ref> on 14 August 1279, to settle the strife within the order between the parties of strict and relaxed observance.<ref name=EB1911/>

He repaired the [[Lateran Palace]] and the [[Vatican City|Vatican]] at enormous cost,<ref>Demski, pp. 337–349.</ref> and erected a beautiful country house at [[Soriano nel Cimino]] near [[Viterbo]],<ref>Maria Giulia Aurigemma and Alberto Caprani, ''Palaces of Lazio: from the 12th to the 19th century'' (Roma: NER 1991), pp. 180–181.</ref><ref name=EB1911/> where he died of a cardiovascular event (sources differ on whether it was a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] or a [[stroke]]).