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Alexander III
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pope of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181
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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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rolando
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Siena
- Place of death
- Civita Castellana
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Position held
- cardinal
- Educated at
- University of Bologna
- Employer
- University of Bologna
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- B alexander III2 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Papal States
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- Commons category
- Alexander III
- date of birth
- 1100-00-00
- date of death
- 1181-08-30
- topic's main category
- Category:Pope Alexander III
- present in work
- The Decameron
- birth name
- Orlando Bandinelli
- different from
- Alexander III of Russia
- Commons Creator page
- Alexander III
- consecrator
- Lucius III
- name in native language
- Alexander III
- P13311
- Moyenne Island
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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.
Quaedam epistolae summorum pontificum Leonis, Alexandri III. et Innocentii III.
Aexandri III Romani pontificis opera omnia, id est epistolae et privilegia : ordine chronologico digesta
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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