Paschal II

Paschal II, born in 1050 in Galeata, Santa Sofia, was a male Catholic priest, bishop, and writer who served as Pope. A member of the Benedictine religious order, he held citizenship in the March of Tuscany and worked in Rome and the Papal States. He participated in the 1086 and 1088 papal elections. His consecrators were Odon de Châtillon and Maurice of Porto. He spoke Latin and was recognized in the Popes collection.

Paschal II died on January 21, 1118, in Rome. He was buried in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. Records indicate he had five works, though other sources list one work. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.