For the Coptic patriarch, see Pope Alexander II of Alexandria.
"Anselm of Baggio" redirects here. For his nephew who succeeded him as bishop of Lucca, see Anselm of Lucca.
Pope
Alexander II
Bishop of Rome
Statue of Alexander II, Saint-Eustache Church, Paris
Church
Catholic Church
Elected
30 September 1061
Papacy began
1 October 1061
Papacy ended
21 April 1073
Predecessor
Nicholas II
Successor
Gregory VII
Other post(s)
Bishop of Lucca
Personal details
Born
Anselmo da Baggio
1010/1015
Milan, Holy Roman Empire
Died
(1073-04-21)21 April 1073 Rome, Papal State
Pope Alexander II (1010/1015 – 21 April 1073), born Anselm of Baggio,[1] was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061 to his death in 1073. Born in Milan, Anselm was deeply involved in the Pataria reform movement. Elected according to the terms of his predecessor's bull, In nomine Domini, Anselm's was the first election by the cardinals without the participation of the people and minor clergy of Rome. He also authorized the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
^Modern scholars sometimes refer to Bishop Anselm as Anselm the Elder or Anselm I to distinguish him from his nephew St Anselm who succeeded to his office as Bishop of Lucca.
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