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Gregory VIII

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Gregory VIII

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Also known as Alberto di Morra, Pope Gregory VIII, Albertus de Morra, Gregorius VIII. Papa, Alberto de Morra, Albert de Mora

Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1187

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Gregory VIII, also known as Gregorius VIII, was a member of a group based in Cagliari. He was born in 1100 and died on December 17, 1187. His work is included in the Popes collection.

He is the subject of five works listed in Crossref and one work in Europeana. Additionally, he is referenced by 412 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 9 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Europeana Sparql, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Type
Group
Origin
Cagliari
Active from
2010

Discography

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Alberto
Gender
male
Citizenship
Papal States
Place of birth
Benevento
Place of death
Pisa
Occupation
writer
Position held
papal legate
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Gregorius VIII, PA05322.jpg
Work location
Papal States
Religious order
Premonstratensians
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Commons category
Gregorius VIII
date of death
1187-12-17
date of birth
1100-00-00
topic's main category
Category:Pope Gregory VIII
name in native language
Gregorius PP. VIII
place of burial
Tuscany
different from
Gregory VIII
has works in the collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Gregory VIII, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Gregory VIII on a 19th-century religious card Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius VIII; c. 1100/1105 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 1187. Becoming Pope after a long diplomatic career as Apostolic Chancellor, he was notable in his brief reign for reconciling the Papacy with the estranged Holy Roman Empire and for initiating the Third Crusade.

Early life

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