RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory VII

1020 - 1085

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Pope Gregory VII (Latin: Gregorius VII; c. 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana (Italian: Ildebrando di Soana), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. One of the great reforming popes, he initiated the Gregorian Reform, and is perhaps best known for the part he played in the Investiture Controversy, his dispute with Emperor Henry IV to establish the primacy of papal authority and the new canon law governing the election of the pope by the College of Cardinals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Gregory VII is the 126th most popular religious figure (down from 90th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Italy (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory VII is most famous for reforming the Catholic Church and restoring the power of the papacy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory VII ranks 126 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent VIII, Methuselah, Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Innocent XII, Pope Julius III, and Saul. After him are Saint Timothy, Pope Alexander VII, Pope Marcellus II, Catherine of Aragon, Pope Formosus, and Pope Paul IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, Pope Gregory VII ranks 1. After him are Pope Stephen IX, Yūsuf Balasaguni, Sweyn II of Denmark, Su Song, Guo Xi, Constantine the African, William I, Count of Burgundy, Gunhilda of Denmark, Vladimir of Novgorod, Zhang Zai, and Henry II, Count of Louvain. Among people deceased in 1085, Pope Gregory VII ranks 1. After him are Robert Guiscard, Emperor Shenzong of Song, Al-Juwayni, and Cheng Hao.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory VII ranks 136 out of 5,161. Before him are Marie de' Medici (1575), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Julius III (1487), Tintoretto (1518), and Livy (-59). After him are Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Marcellus II (1501), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Paul IV (1476), Lucius Verus (130), and Ennio Morricone (1928).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory VII ranks 55. Before him are Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Innocent XII (1615), and Pope Julius III (1487). After him are Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Marcellus II (1501), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), and Pope Nicholas V (1397).

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