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Pope
Gregory VIII
Bishop of Rome
Church
Catholic Church
Papacy began
21 October 1187
Papacy ended
17 December 1187
Predecessor
Urban III
Successor
Clement III
Orders
Consecration
25 October 1187
Created cardinal
1156 by Adrian IV
Personal details
Born
Alberto di Morra
c. 1100/1105
Benevento, Papal States
Died
(1187-12-17)17 December 1187 Pisa, Republic of Pisa
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