Clement II
1005 – 1047 · aged 42
Head of the Catholic Church from 1046 to 1047
- Born
- 1005 · Hornburg
- Died
- 1047 · Pesaro
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- 1005BornBorn in Hornburg
- 1040RoleRoman Catholic Bishop of Bamberg
- 1046 – 1047RolePope
- 1047DiedDied in Pesaro
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Biography
Pope Clement II (Latin: Clemens II; born Suidger von Morsleben-Horneburg; died 9 October 1047) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1046 until his death in 1047.
He was the first in a series of reform-minded popes from Germany. Suidger was the bishop of Bamberg. In 1046, he accompanied King Henry III of Germany, when at the request of laity and clergy of Rome, Henry went to Italy and summoned the Council of Sutri, which deposed Benedict IX and Sylvester III, and accepted the resignation of Gregory VI. Henry suggested Suidger as the next pope, and he was then elected, taking the name of Clement II. Clement then proceeded to crown Henry as emperor. Clement's brief tenure as pope saw the enactment of more stringent prohibitions against simony.
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