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Paschal II
c. 1050 – 1118 · aged 68
Head of the Catholic Church from 1099 to 1118
- Born
- 1050 · Galeata
- Died
- 1118 · Rome
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- c. 1050BornBorn in Galeata
- 1073RoleCardinal
- 1099 – 1118RolePope
- 1118DiedDied in Rome
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Major world events during their lifetime (1050 – 1118).
- 1066Battle of Hastings
- 1096 – 1099First Crusade
Biography
Pope Paschal II (Latin: Paschalis II; 1050 x 1055 – 21 January 1118), born Raniero Raineri di Bleda, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny, he was created the cardinal-priest of San Clemente by Pope Gregory VII (1073–85) in 1073. He was consecrated as pope in succession to Pope Urban II (1088–99) on 19 August 1099. His reign of almost twenty years was exceptionally long for a medieval pope.
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