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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Lucius II

1100 - 1145

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Pope Lucius II (died 15 February 1145), born Gherardo Caccianemici dal Orso, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1144 to his death in 1145. His pontificate was notable for the unrest in Rome associated with the Commune of Rome and its attempts to wrest control of the city from the papacy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Lucius II has received more than 163,135 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Pope Lucius II is the 410th most popular religious figure (up from 492nd in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Italy (up from 610th in 2019) and the 187th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Lucius II is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV.

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  • 65

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  • 17.81

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  • 2.22

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Lucius II ranks 410 out of 2,238Before him are Denis, Pope Boniface III, Pope Conon, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Pope John XVIII, and Pope Anastasius IV. After him are Pope Benedict IV, Rāhula, Eber, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Genevieve, and Pope Sergius III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Lucius II ranks 6Before him are Pope Gregory VIII, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Pope Alexander III, Ahmad Sanjar, and Pope Honorius II. After him are Pope Celestine II, Pope Innocent II, Albert the Bear, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Pope Adrian IV, and Sverker I of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1145, Pope Lucius II ranks 1After him are Abraham bar Hiyya, Gallus Anonymus, Zhang Zeduan, Tashfin ibn Ali, Cecile of France, and Plato Tiburtinus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Lucius II ranks 475 out of 4,668Before him are Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Andrea del Sarto (1486), Pope Conon (630), Pope John XVIII (970), Muzio Clementi (1752), and Pope Anastasius IV (1073). After him are Pope Benedict IV (860), Marcello Malpighi (1628), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), Pope Sergius III (860), Pope Benedict VI (900), and Pope Valentine (780).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Lucius II ranks 187Before him are Pope Stephen III (720), Denis (210), Pope Boniface III (540), Pope Conon (630), Pope John XVIII (970), and Pope Anastasius IV (1073). After him are Pope Benedict IV (860), Pope Sergius III (860), Pope Benedict VI (900), Pope Valentine (780), Januarius (272), and Pope Celestine II (1100).