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Pope Gelasius II

Pope Gelasius II

1060 –January 29, 1119

Catholic priest, Writer

Lived 59 years

Born in
Gaeta
Passed away in
Cluny Abbey

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.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gelasius_II