Pope Gregory VIII
Gergory VIII | |
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| Papacy began | 25 October 1187 |
| Papacy ended | 17 December 1187 |
| Predecessor | Pope Urban III |
| Successor | Pope Clement III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alberto di Morra c. 1100-1105 |
| Died | 17 December 1187 Republic of Pisa, Holy Roman Empire |
| Other popes named Gregory | |
Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius Octavus; c.1100 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 174th Pope from 25 October 1073 until he died in 1085.
Early life
Alberto di Morra was born in Benvenuo, Italy.
Cardinal
Pope Adrian IV made him a Cardinal in 1155.
He was one of two men sent to England by Pope Alexander III after the murder of St. Thomas a Becket.
Pope
Cardinal Morra was elected pope on 11 October 1187. and he chose to be called Gregory VIII.
Related pages
References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-3-10.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1838). "Gregory VIII," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 11, p. 446.
- 1 2 3 "Pope Gregory VIII," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-12-1.
Other websites
Media related to Gregorius VIII at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- "Gregory VIII (Pope)", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
- Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Morra Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Urban III |
Pope 1187 |
Succeeded by Clement III |