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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 44,609 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Antipope Gregory VIII is the 832nd most popular religious figure (down from 811th in 2019), the 1,176th most popular biography from France (up from 1,242nd in 2019) and the 60th 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 832 out of 2,238Before him are Romano Guardini, Malik al-Ashtar, Jean Mabillon, Hélder Câmara, Sen no Rikyū, and Conrad Schumann. After him are Eugenia of Rome, Fatimah bint Asad, Ebussuud Efendi, Gerard of Csanád, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, and Giuseppe Bertello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 17Before him are Pope Adrian IV, Sverker I of Sweden, Emperor Qinzong, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Inge the Elder, and Shirkuh. After him are Eric III of Denmark, Inge the Younger, Arnold of Brescia, Khabul Khan, Kerbogha, and Bernard de Tremelay. Among people deceased in 1137, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 6Before 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, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Malmfred of Kiev, and Ingeborg of Kiev.

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In France

Among people born in France, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 1,176 out of 6,011Before him are Maurice Duverger (1917), Jacques Ibert (1890), Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Jean Mabillon (1632), James II of Majorca (1243), and Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782). After him are Desireless (1952), Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728), Nicolas Chamfort (1741), Christophe Plantin (1520), Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse (1678), and Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Antipope Gregory VIII ranks 60Before him are Arnulf of Metz (582), Lucile Randon (1904), William of Gellone (750), Odile of Alsace (662), Jean-Louis Tauran (1943), and Jean Mabillon (1632). After him are Jane Frances de Chantal (1572), Thibaud Gaudin (1229), Benedict of Aniane (750), Odilo of Cluny (961), Philipp Spener (1635), and Lothair II of Italy (1000).