Pope Gregory VIII
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Pope Gregory VIII was a 12th-century pope whose brief pontificate in 1187 focused on organizing the Third Crusade following the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Gregory VIII canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
promote unity among Christian princes for crusade
ⓘ
reconcile Italian cities with the emperor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alberto de Morra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope Adrian IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate |
c. 1100
ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ |
| birthName | Alberto di Morra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Benevento
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Benevento NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pisa Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalTitle |
Cardinal-deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardinal-priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 17 December 1187 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticRole | papal legate in the Holy Roman Empire before his election as pope ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Third Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fall of Jerusalem to Saladin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issued | papal bull "Audita tremendi" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
calling for the Third Crusade
ⓘ
organizing the Third Crusade ⓘ response to the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Canons Regular of St. Augustine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | papal bull "Audita tremendi" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
canon lawyer
ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 17 December 1187 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 21 October 1187 ⓘ |
| papalNameTakenInHonorOf | Pope Gregory VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | peace negotiations in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Pope of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Urban III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignDuration | about two months ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| soughtToImproveRelationsWith | Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Clement III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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