RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory VIII

1100 - 1187

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Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius VIII; c. 1100/1105 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 1187. Becoming Pope after a long diplomatic career as Apostolic Chancellor, he was notable in his brief reign for reconciling the Papacy with the estranged Holy Roman Empire and for initiating the Third Crusade. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Gregory VIII is the 182nd most popular religious figure (up from 187th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Italy (up from 214th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory VIII is most famous for calling for the first crusade.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 182 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Benedict XII, Hagar, Pope Celestine III, Barnabas, Pope Clement IV, and Pope Boniface IX. After him are Pope Innocent VII, Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Urban III, Pope Joan, Pope Damasus II, and Pope Siricius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 1. After him are Pope Alexander III, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Innocent II, Pope Lucius II, Pope Honorius II, Pope Celestine II, Ahmad Sanjar, Adam of Bremen, Albert the Bear, Pope Adrian IV, and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish. Among people deceased in 1187, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 1. After him are Pope Urban III, Raynald of Châtillon, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Gerard of Cremona, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Constantine Manasses, Roger de Moulins, Adelaide of Vohburg, Ruben III, Prince of Armenia, and Alexios Branas.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 179 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Gregory X (1210), Bud Spencer (1929), Cesare Borgia (1475), Pope Celestine III (1106), and Pope Boniface IX (1350). After him are Pope Innocent VII (1339), Luigi Galvani (1737), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-89), Antonio Salieri (1750), Pope Urban III (1200), and Gaetano Donizetti (1797).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory VIII ranks 77. Before him are Pope Benedict IX (1012), Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Gregory X (1210), Pope Celestine III (1106), and Pope Boniface IX (1350). After him are Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Urban III (1200), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict XI (1240), John Bosco (1815), and Padre Pio (1887).

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