RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Antipope Gregory VIII

1100 - 1137

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Gregory VIII (died 1137), born Mauritius Burdinus (Maurice Bourdin), was antipope from 10 March 1118 until 22 April 1121. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antipope Gregory VIII has received more than 47,567 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Antipope Gregory VIII is the 836th most popular religious figure (down from 824th in 2019), the 1,173rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,172nd in 2019) and the 56th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory VIII was the last pope to be elected by a conclave of cardinals. He is most famous for issuing the papal bull Unam Sanctam, which established the doctrine of papal supremacy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 836 out of 3,187. Before him are Antipope Boniface VII, Lucian of Antioch, Avvakum, Al-Qurtubi, Peter of Alcantara, and Eulalia of Barcelona. After him are Theodore Stratelates, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Priscillian, Saint Susanna, Germanus I of Constantinople, and Blessed Gerard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 19. Before him are Shirkuh, Pope Adrian IV, Emperor Qinzong, Eric III of Denmark, Sverker I of Sweden, and Inge the Elder. After him are Kerbogha, Khabul Khan, Arnold of Brescia, George Kedrenos, Bernard de Tremelay, and Inge the Younger. Among people deceased in 1137, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 6. Before him are Louis VI of France, Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ramanuja, Eric II of Denmark, and William X, Duke of Aquitaine. After him are Adela of Normandy, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Malmfred of Kiev, Ingeborg of Kiev, and Pons, Count of Tripoli.

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In France

Among people born in France, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 1,173 out of 6,770. Before him are B. H. Liddell Hart (1895), Paul Sérusier (1864), Sigebert II (602), Maurice Duverger (1917), Claudette Colbert (1903), and Pierre Bouguer (1698). After him are Gundobad (500), Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (1165), Antoine César Becquerel (1788), Anne de Montmorency (1493), Paulinus of Nola (354), and Édith Cresson (1934).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 56. Before him are Saint Eligius (588), Martin Bucer (1491), Leonard of Noblac (496), Jean Mabillon (1632), Robert de Sorbon (1201), and Odile of Alsace (662). After him are Arnulf of Metz (582), Jean-Louis Tauran (1943), Louise de Marillac (1591), Philipp Spener (1635), Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), and William Farel (1489).

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