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 170,289 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Pope Lucius II is the 230th most popular religious figure (up from 405th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from Italy (up from 474th in 2019) and the 103rd 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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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Lucius II ranks 230 out of 3,187. Before him are Padre Pio, Pope Adrian I, Pope Clement XI, Pope Gregory X, Pope Innocent VI, and Amos. After him are John of the Cross, Pope Adeodatus I, Pope Celestine V, Pope John XVIII, Pope Marcellus I, and Pope Urban VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Lucius II ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad al-Idrisi, and Pope Gregory VIII. After him are Pope Honorius II, 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 1145, Pope Lucius II ranks 1. After him are Abraham bar Hiyya, Gallus Anonymus, Plato Tiburtinus, Zhang Zeduan, Tashfin ibn Ali, Uroš I, Grand Prince of Serbia, and Cecile of France.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Lucius II ranks 261 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Gregory X (1210), Marie de' Medici (1575), Lucius Verus (130), and Bernardo Bertolucci (1941). After him are Pope Adeodatus I (570), Pope Celestine V (1215), Giuseppe Meazza (1910), Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Marcellus I (255), and Benvenuto Cellini (1500).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Lucius II ranks 103. Before him are Pope John XV (1000), Pope John XIX (975), Padre Pio (1887), Pope Adrian I (700), Pope Clement XI (1649), and Pope Gregory X (1210). After him are Pope Adeodatus I (570), Pope Celestine V (1215), Pope John XVIII (970), Pope Marcellus I (255), Pope Honorius II (1100), and Pope Lucius III (1110).

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