Gergory VIII | |
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Papacy began | 25 October 1187 |
Papacy ended | 17 December 1187 |
Predecessor | Pope Urban III |
Successor | Pope Clement III |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Alberto di Morra |
Born | c. 1100-1105 Benevento, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 17 December 1187 Republic of Pisa, Holy Roman Empire |
Other popes named Gregory |
Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius Octavus; c.1100 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 174th Pope from 25 October 1073 until he died in 1085.[1]
Alberto di Morra was born in Benvenuo, Italy.[2]
Pope Adrian IV made him a Cardinal in 1155.[3]
He was one of two men sent to England by Pope Alexander III after the murder of St. Thomas a Becket.[3]
Cardinal Morra was elected pope on 11 October 1187.[3] and he chose to be called Gregory VIII.