Head of the Catholic Church from 1099 to 1118
Paschal II was a pope who led the Catholic Church for nearly 20 years, from 1099 to 1118. He matters historically because he served during an important period when the Church was navigating its role and authority in medieval Europe.
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Pope Paschal II (Latin: Paschalis II; 1050 x 1055 – 21 January 1118), born Raniero Raineri di Bleda, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny, he was created the cardinal-priest of San Clemente by Pope Gregory VII (1073–85) in 1073. He was consecrated as pope in succession to Pope Urban II (1088–99) on 19 August 1099. His reign of almost twenty years was exceptionally long for a medieval pope.
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