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Pope Gelasius II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1118 to 1119 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pope Gelasius II (c. 1060/1064 – 29 January 1119), born Giovanni Caetani or Giovanni da Gaeta (also called Coniulo),[1] 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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Gelasius II | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
![]() Posthumous drawing of Gelasius II, 16th century | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 24 January 1118 |
Papacy ended | 29 January 1119 |
Predecessor | Paschal II |
Successor | Callixtus II |
Orders | |
Ordination | 9 March 1118 |
Consecration | 10 March 1118 |
Created cardinal | September 1088 by Urban II |
Personal details | |
Born | Giovanni Caetani 1060–64 |
Died | (1119-01-29)29 January 1119 Cluny, Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of France |
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