RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Celestine II

1100 - 1144

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Pope Celestine II (Latin: Caelestinus II; died 8 March 1144), born Guido di Castello, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 26 September 1143 to his death on 8 March 1144. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Celestine II is the 379th most popular religious figure (up from 406th in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Italy (up from 462nd in 2019) and the 182nd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Celestine II was the pope from 1143-1144. He is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated the emperor Frederick Barbarossa.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Celestine II ranks 379 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sergius I, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Caiaphas, Pope Constantine, and Pope Theodore II. After him are Pope Nicholas IV, Pope Boniface IV, Fethullah Gülen, Twosret, Pope Boniface III, and Pope Leo VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Celestine II ranks 7. Before him are Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Alexander III, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Innocent II, Pope Lucius II, and Pope Honorius II. After him are Ahmad Sanjar, Adam of Bremen, Albert the Bear, Pope Adrian IV, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, and Shirkuh. Among people deceased in 1144, Pope Celestine II ranks 1. After him are Al-Zamakhshari, Matthew of Edessa, Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence, and Salomea of Berg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Celestine II ranks 407 out of 5,161. Before him are Guido Reni (1575), Nero Claudius Drusus (-38), Antonio da Correggio (1489), Mario Draghi (1947), Pope Theodore II (840), and Yves Montand (1921). After him are Pope Nicholas IV (1227), Enrico Dandolo (1107), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Marcus Terentius Varro (-116), Pope Boniface IV (550), and Pope Boniface III (540).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Celestine II ranks 182. Before him are Pope John I (470), Pope John IX (850), Pope Mark (290), Pope Stephen IV (770), Pope Sergius I (650), and Pope Theodore II (840). After him are Pope Nicholas IV (1227), Pope Boniface IV (550), Pope Boniface III (540), Pope Leo VII (900), Pope Adrian III (800), and Pope Zosimus (400).

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