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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Paschal II

1050 - 1118

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Pope Paschal II (Latin: Paschalis II; 1050 x 1055 – 21 January 1118), born Ranierius, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny, he was created the cardinal-priest of San Clemente by Pope Gregory VII (1073–85) in 1073. He was consecrated as pope in succession to Pope Urban II (1088–99) on 19 August 1099. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Paschal II has received more than 293,158 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Pope Paschal II is the 290th most popular religious figure (down from 273rd in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from Italy (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 123rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Paschal II was most famous for his role in the investiture controversy, which was a dispute over who had the right to appoint bishops.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Paschal II ranks 290 out of 2,238Before him are Caiaphas, Photios I of Constantinople, Rebecca, Saint Ursula, Pope Paul I, and Pope Gregory V. After him are Pope Paul II, Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Pope Linus, Antipope John XXIII, Longinus, and Sarah Baartman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Pope Paschal II ranks 3Before him are Hassan-i Sabbah and Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Michael VII Doukas, Peter the Hermit, Roscellinus, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Halsten Stenkilsson, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Olaf III of Norway, Walter Sans Avoir, and Irnerius. Among people deceased in 1118, Pope Paschal II ranks 2Before him is Alexios I Komnenos. After him are Baldwin I of Jerusalem, Muhammad I Tapar, Maria of Alania, Philip of Sweden, Matilda of Scotland, Adelaide del Vasto, Al-Mustazhir, and Philippa, Countess of Toulouse.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Paschal II ranks 335 out of 4,668Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), Geta (189), Reinhold Messner (1944), Pope Paul I (700), Sofonisba Anguissola (1535), and Lucky Luciano (1897). After him are Roger II of Sicily (1095), Andrea Doria (1466), Canaletto (1697), Dario Fo (1926), Pope Paul II (1417), and Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Paschal II ranks 123Before him are Pope Gregory IV (790), Pope Sixtus I (42), Pope Celestine I (400), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Pope Sylvester III (1000), and Pope Paul I (700). After him are Pope Paul II (1417), Pope Linus (1), Antipope John XXIII (1370), Longinus (100), Pope Honorius IV (1210), and Pope John X (860).