Gelasius II
c. 1060 – 1119 · aged 59
Pope from 1118 to 1119
- Born
- 1060 · Gaeta
- Died
- 1119 · Cluny Abbey
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- c. 1060BornBorn in Gaeta
- 1118 – 1119RolePope
- 1119DiedDied in Cluny Abbey
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Major world events during their lifetime (1060 – 1119).
- 1066Battle of Hastings
- 1096 – 1099First Crusade
Biography
Pope Gelasius II (c. 1060/1064 – 29 January 1119), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1118 to his death in 1119. A monk of Monte Cassino and chancellor of Pope Paschal II, Caetani was unanimously elected to succeed him. In doing so, he also inherited the conflict with Emperor Henry V over investiture. Gelasius spent a good part of his brief papacy in exile.
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