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Pope Damasus II

1000 - 1048

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Pope Damasus II (; died 9 August 1048, born Poppo von Brixen) was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 17 July 1048 to his death on 9 August that same year. He was the second of the German pontiffs nominated by Emperor Henry III. A native of Bavaria, he was the third German to become pope and had one of the shortest papal reigns. Upon the death of Clement II, envoys from Rome were sent to the emperor to ascertain who should be named pope. Henry named the bishop of Brixen, Poppo de' Curagnoni. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Damasus II is the 187th most popular religious figure (up from 256th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Germany (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Religious Figure.

Pope Damasus II is most famous for his contribution to the development of the Roman Liturgy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Damasus II ranks 187 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Boniface IX, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Innocent VII, Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Urban III, and Pope Joan. After him are Pope Siricius, Pope Benedict XI, Lazarus of Bethany, John Bosco, Padre Pio, and Pope Gregory III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Pope Damasus II ranks 1. After him are Pope John XV, Pope Sylvester III, Ubba, Pope Gregory VI, Michael VI Bringas, Thorfinn Karlsefni, Pope John XIV, Constantine IX Monomachos, Parascheva of the Balkans, Antipope John XVI, and Rajendra Chola I. Among people deceased in 1048, Pope Damasus II ranks 2. Before him is Al-Biruni. After him are Pope Gregory VI, Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, Wipo of Burgundy, Gyda of Sweden, and Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Pope Damasus II ranks 108 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles Bukowski (1920), Heinz Guderian (1888), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Pope Joan (null), Gerhard Schröder (1944), and Michael Schumacher (1969). After him are Friedrich Paulus (1890), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), William Herschel (1738), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), Gottlieb Daimler (1834), and William the Silent (1533).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Pope Damasus II ranks 7. Before him are Pope Benedict XVI (1927), Martin Luther (1483), Hildegard of Bingen (1098), Ambrose (340), Albertus Magnus (1206), and Pope Joan (null). After him are Philip Melanchthon (1497), Pope Clement II (1005), Pope Victor II (1018), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), and Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774).

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