Gregory VIII
c. 1100 – 1187 · aged 87
Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1187
- Born
- 1100 · Benevento
- Died
- 1187 · Pisa
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- c. 1100BornBorn in Benevento
- 1187RolePope
- 1187DiedDied in Pisa
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Biography
Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius VIII; c. 1100/1105 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 1187. Becoming Pope after a long diplomatic career as Apostolic Chancellor, he was notable in his brief reign for reconciling the Papacy with the estranged Holy Roman Empire and for initiating the Third Crusade.
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