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Gregory VII

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Also known as Pope Gregory VII, Hildebrand of Sovana, Ildebrando da Soana, Gregorius VII, Pope Saint Gregory VII, Hildebrand

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085

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Gregory VII, born Ildebrando di Soana in Sovana, was a male Catholic priest, diplomat, writer, and Pope. A member of the Benedictines religious order, he held the positions of cardinal-deacon and cardinal. His professional activities were centered in Rome and the Papal States, where he worked in Latin. He is recognized within the Popes collection.

He died in Salerno on May 25, 1085, and is buried in Salerno Cathedral. Gregory VII is a Catholic saint with a feast day on May 25. His life and work have been described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Sovana
Place of death
Salerno
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
Catholic Church
Image
Gregorius (Vita Gregorii VII).jpg
Work location
Papal States
Religious order
Benedictines
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place of burial
Salerno Cathedral
Commons category
Gregorius VII
date of death
1085-05-25
date of birth
1020-01-01
birth name
Ildebrando di Soana
canonization status
Catholic saint
feast day
May 25
topic's main category
Category:Pope Gregory VII
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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Gregory VII (Latin: Gregorius VII; c. 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana (Italian: Ildebrando di Soana), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

One of the great reforming popes, he initiated the Gregorian Reform, and is perhaps best known for the part he played in the Investiture Controversy, his dispute with Emperor Henry IV to establish the primacy of papal authority and the new canon law governing the election of the pope by the College of Cardinals. He was also at the forefront of developments in the relationship between the emperor and the papacy in the years preceding his election as pope. He was the first pope to introduce a policy of obligatory celibacy for the clergy, which had until then commonly married, and also attacked the practice of simony.

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