Pope Gelasius II
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| Born | Giovanni Caetani 1060–64 |
| Died | 29 January 1119 Cluny, Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of France |
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Pope Gelasius II (c. 1060/1064 – 29 January 1119), born Giovanni Caetani or Giovanni da Gaeta (also called Coniulo),Emperor Henry V over investiture. Gelasius spent a good part of his brief papacy in exile.
Biography
Early life
He was born between 1060 and 1064 at
cardinal and holding the office for life or until elected pope.[citation needed
]
Pontificate
Shortly after his
Henry V sought to enforce the privilege of investiture conceded (and later revoked in 1112) by the papacy, under duress, by Paschal II. He drove Gelasius II from Rome in March 1118, pronounced his election null and void, and set up Maurice Bourdin, Archbishop of Braga, as antipope under the name of Gregory VIII.[2]
Gelasius II fled to Gaeta, where he was ordained a priest on 9 March 1118 and on the following day received episcopal consecration. He at once
Abbey of Cluny.[2]
See also
Notes
- ISBN 9780195178340.
- ^ a b c d One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hayes, Carlton Joseph Huntley (1911). "Gelasius s.v. Gelasius II.". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 554.
- ^ Loughlin, James. "Pope Gelasius II." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 25 December 2017
References
- ISBN 978-0-500-33011-1.
- Duffy, Eamon (1997). Saints and Sinners. A History of the Popes. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-07332-4.
- Rudolf Hüls (1977). Kardinäle, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049–1130. Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom. ISBN 978-3-484-80071-7.
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