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Alexander III
Also known as Roland of Siena, Pope Alexander III
pope of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181
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Alexander III was a pope who led the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181. He is historically significant for his role during a period of medieval church leadership and authority.
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- Died
- 1181
- Works
- 13
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- Summa magistri Rolandi
- Die Sentenzen Rolands nachmals Papstes Alexander III
- Summa magistri Rolandi
- Die Sentenzen Rolands nachmals Papstes Alexander III
- Istoria de Papa Alexandro e de Federicho barbarossa
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Alexander III, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Die Summa Magistri Rolandi nachmals Papstes Alexander III
Alexandri III Romani Pontificis opera omnia. id est epistolæ et privilegia, ordine chronologico digesta ; accedunt variorum ad ipsum epistolæ. accurante J.-P. Migne
Petri Abbatis Cellensis Qui post deinde S. Renigij Remensis Abbas, & Episcopus fuit Carnotensis Epistolarvm Libri IX.
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Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/1105 – 30 August 1181), born Roland (Italian: Rolando), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181.
A native of Siena, Alexander became pope after a contested election, but had to spend much of his pontificate outside Rome while several rivals, supported by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, claimed the papacy. Alexander rejected Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos' offer to end the East–West Schism, sanctioned the Northern Crusades, and held the Third Council of the Lateran. He canonized Thomas Becket and Bernard of Clairvaux. The city of Alessandria in Piedmont is named after him.
