RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Honorius II

1100 - 1130

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Pope Honorius II (9 February 1060 – 13 February 1130), born Lamberto Scannabecchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 December 1124 to his death in 1130. Although from a humble background, his obvious intellect and outstanding abilities saw him promoted up through the ecclesiastical hierarchy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Honorius II has received more than 227,261 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Pope Honorius II is the 238th most popular religious figure (up from 375th in 2019), the 269th most popular biography from Italy (up from 446th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Honorius II is most famous for his role in the controversy over the filioque clause. The filioque clause was a part of the Nicene Creed that said the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. The controversy arose when the Eastern Orthodox Church said that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father only. Pope Honorius II agreed with the Eastern Orthodox Church and said that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father only.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Honorius II ranks 238 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Adeodatus I, Pope Celestine V, Pope John XVIII, Pope Marcellus I, Pope Urban VI, and Pope Joan. After him are Nathan, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Lucius III, Tomás de Torquemada, and Joachim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Honorius II ranks 4Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Gregory VIII, and Pope Lucius II. After him are Pope Innocent II, Ahmad Sanjar, Pope Alexander III, Pope Celestine II, Adam of Bremen, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, and Albert the Bear. Among people deceased in 1130, Pope Honorius II ranks 1After him are Ibn Tumart, Joannes Zonaras, Isidore the Laborer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Bernard of Chartres, Bohemond II of Antioch, Sigurd the Crusader, Margaret Fredkulla, Domenico Michiel, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, and Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Honorius II ranks 269 out of 5,161Before him are Pope Celestine V (1215), Giuseppe Meazza (1910), Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Marcellus I (255), Benvenuto Cellini (1500), and Umberto II of Italy (1904). After him are Pertinax (126), Pope Lucius III (1110), Juvenal (50), Pope Siricius (334), Canaletto (1697), and Pietro Perugino (1446).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Honorius II ranks 108Before him are Pope Gregory X (1210), Pope Lucius II (1100), Pope Adeodatus I (570), Pope Celestine V (1215), Pope John XVIII (970), and Pope Marcellus I (255). After him are Pope Lucius III (1110), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Innocent II (1100), Pope Leo III (750), Pope Anacletus (1), and Pope Boniface IV (550).