RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Victor II

1018 - 1057

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Pope Victor II (c. 1018 – 28 July 1057), born Gebhard von Dollnstein-Hirschberg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 April 1055 until his death in 1057. Victor II was one of a series of German-born popes who led the Gregorian Reform. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Victor II is the 502nd most popular religious figure (up from 559th in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Germany (up from 495th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Religious Figure.

Pope Victor II is most famous for convoking the Council of Reims in 1049. The council condemned the teachings of Berengar of Tours, who had argued that the Eucharist was not a real presence of Christ.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Victor II ranks 502 out of 3,187. Before him are Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pope Stephen II, Zaynab bint Ali, Dionysius the Areopagite, Alcuin, and John Climacus. After him are Eric IX of Sweden, Thomas à Kempis, Charbel Makhlouf, Vincent of Saragossa, Hor-Aha, and Báb.

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Among people born in 1018, Pope Victor II ranks 2. Before him is Nizam al-Mulk. After him are Harthacnut, Michael Psellos, Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy, and Sophie, Countess of Bar. Among people deceased in 1057, Pope Victor II ranks 2. Before him is Macbeth, King of Scotland. After him are Al-Maʿarri, Reginald I, Count of Burgundy, Edward the Exile, Otto III, Duke of Swabia, and Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Pope Victor II ranks 379 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Grimm (1786), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Peter Simon Pallas (1741), Franz Halder (1884), George Paget Thomson (1892), and Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744). After him are Regiomontanus (1436), Joseph Beuys (1921), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Moses Mendelssohn (1729), Harald zur Hausen (1936), and Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Pope Victor II ranks 10. Before him are Ambrose (340), Albertus Magnus (1206), Pope Joan (null), Pope Damasus II (1000), Philip Melanchthon (1497), and Pope Clement II (1005). After him are Thomas à Kempis (1380), Bruno of Cologne (1030), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), Rabanus Maurus (780), Conrad Schumann (1942), and Albert of Brandenburg (1490).

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