28 July 1057(1057-07-28) (aged 38–39) Arezzo, Holy Roman Empire
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Pope Victor II (c. 1018 – 28 July 1057), born Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 April 1055 until his death in 1057.[1] Victor II was one of a series of German-born popes who led the Gregorian Reform.
^Charles A. Coulombe, Vicars of Christ: A History of the Popes, (Citadel Press, 2003), p. 208.
PopeVictorII (c. 1018 – 28 July 1057), born Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from...
PopeVictor III (c. 1026 – 16 September 1087), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was...
PopeVictor has been the papal name of three popes of the Catholic Church. PopeVictor I (189–199) PopeVictorII (1055–1057) PopeVictor III (1086–1087)...
Clement II, Pope Damasus II, Pope Leo IX, PopeVictorII, and Pope Benedict XVI) 5 from the Byzantine Empire in modern-day Syria (Pope Anicetus, Pope John...
pope, VictorII, and was elected abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Montecassino. Stephen was elected to succeed Victor on 2 August 1057. As pope,...
Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May...
Pope Alexander II (1010/1015 – 21 April 1073), born Anselm of Baggio, was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061...
Pope Urban II (Latin: Urbanus II; c. 1035 – 29 July 1099), otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was the head of the Catholic Church and...
Victor Emmanuel II (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele II; full name: Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia; 14 March 1820 – 9...
fine art and craftsmanship by employing Byzantine artisans. In 1057, PopeVictorII recognised the abbot of Monte Cassino as having precedence over all...
recently reigning Pope to have been canonised was Pope John Paul II, whose cause for canonisation was opened in May 2005. John Paul II was beatified on...
saints. Pope Leo IX canonized nine saints PopeVictorII did not canonize any saints. Pope Stephen IX did not canonize any saints. Pope Nicholas II did not...
(typically conservative, all papal bulls were on papyrus until 1022), under PopeVictorII, and 1087 for an Arabic document. Its use in Egypt continued until it...
"almost 200 corrections to its existing biographies of the popes, from St Peter to John Paul II". The corrections concerned dates, especially in the first...
by Berengar of Tours. At Leo's death, the new pope, VictorII, confirmed him as legate, while Victor's successor Stephen IX sent him and Anselm of Lucca...
Victor Amadeus II (Vittorio Amedeo Francesco; 14 May 1666 – 31 October 1732) was the head of the House of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from...
King of the Romans on his deathbed. Aided by Abbott Hugh of Cluny and PopeVictorII, also bishop of Eichstätt, Agnes tried to continue her husband's politics...
Religious leaders: Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger); Pope Damasus II, PopeVictorII Painters: Albrecht Dürer, Albrecht Altdorfer, Joseph Karl Stieler...
martyr PopeVictor I (Saint) 189–199, died a martyr Pope Calixtus I (Saint) (217–222), died a martyr Pope Urban I (Saint) 222–230, died a martyr Pope Pontian...
Pope Damasus II (/ˈdæməsəs/; died 9 August 1048, born Poppo de' Curagnoni) was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 17 July 1048 to his...
Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina...
the pope speaks ex cathedra when issuing a definition of faith or morals. Later the same year, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy seized Rome from the pope's control...
disgrace to the Chair of Peter". He was the first pope rumoured to have been primarily homosexual. PopeVictor III, in his third book of Dialogues, referred...
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