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 Cultural Catholic - Pope Alexander II (1061-1073)
Pope Alexander II was formally recognized as the legitimate pope, and Honorius II was excommunicated, but he never conceded, insisting until his death in 1072 that he was the pope.
Pope Alexander II’s papacy set the groundwork for Pope Gregory VII his successor and reform’s greatest champion.
Pope Alexander II died of natural causes and was laid to rest in the Roman Basilica of Saint John Lateran on April 21, 1073.
www.culturalcatholic.com /PopeAlexanderII.htm   (253 words)

  
 Pope Alexander II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander II (died April 21, 1073), born Anselmo da Baggio, Pope from 1061 to 1073, was a native of Milan.
Alexander II was followed by his associate Hildebrand, who took the title of Gregory VII (1073–85).
This biography of a Pope or a claimant to the papacy is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Alexander_II   (249 words)

  
 Pope Alexander II
The decree of Nicholas II (1059) by which the right of papal elections was virtually vested in the College of Cardinals, formed the issue to be fought and decided at the next vacancy of the Apostolic Throne.
Meanwhile a deputation of the Roman nobles, who were enraged at their elimination as a dominant factor in the papal elections, joined by deputies of the unreformed episcopate of Lombardy, had proceeded to the German Court with a request for the royal sanction to a new election.
In the contest which ensued, Pope Alexander was supported by the consciousness of the sanctity of his cause, by public opinion clamouring for reform, by the aid of the allied Normans of southern Italy, and by the benevolence of Beatrice and Matilda of Tuscany.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/a/alexander_ii,pope.html   (978 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Alexander II
Lucca, he had been recognized for a number of years as one of the leaders of the reform party, especially in the Milanese territory, where he was born at Baggio, of noble parentage.
Pope, and took the name of Honorius II (28 October).
During the darkest hours of the schism Alexander and his chancellor, Cardinal Hildebrand, never for a moment relaxed their hold upon the reins of government.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/01286a.htm   (814 words)

  
 Pope Alexander II
Alexander II, given name Anselmo Baggio, Roman Catholic Pope from 1061 to 1073, was a native of Milan.
This court, faithful to the practice observed by it in the preceding elections, nominated another candidate, Cadalus, Bishop of Parma, who was proclaimed at the council of Basel under the name of Honorius II, marched to Rome, and for a long time threatened his rival's position.
Alexander was followed by his associate Hildebrand, who took the title of Pope Gregory VII.
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 The Catholic Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander II
The decree of Nicholas II (1059) by which the right of papal elections was virtually vested in the College of Cardinals, formed the issue to be fought and decided at the next vacancy of the Apostolic Throne.
In the contest which ensued, Pope Alexander was supported by the consciousness of the sanctity of his cause, by public opinion clamouring for reform, by the aid of the allied Normans of southern Italy, and by the benevolence of Beatrice and Matilda of Tuscany.
In 1069 the Pope had rejected as a simonist the subdeacon Godfrey, whom Henry had appointed Archbishop of Milan -- Henry failing to acquiesce, the Pope confirmed Atto, the choice of the reform party.
jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Catholic_Encyclopedia/01286a.htm   (1029 words)

  
 AN ABRIDGED HISTORY OF ROME - PART II - III - THE INVESTITURE CONTROVERSY
Pope Alexander VII was appointed in 1655 and soon after he commissioned to Francesco Borromini a new tomb for Pope Sergius IV, who had been buried in the floor of S. Giovanni in Laterano.
The pope was at loggerheads with the Farnese family who denied the papal rights to the Duchy of Castro and that of Parma: the celebratory inscription at the base of the monument explicitly (Liberalitate Celeberrimae) makes reference to her testament, which was seen as supporting the papal point of view.
Pope Urbanus VIII had reserved to his own monument and to that of Paulus III the apse of the basilica: the monuments to the future popes were expected to be placed in the minor naves in niches inside the pillars supporting the ceiling.
www.romeartlover.it /Storia15.html   (2275 words)

  
 Pope Alexander II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
April 21, 1073), pope from 1061 to 1073, was a native of Milan.
At length, however, he was forsaken by the Germanic court and deposed by a council held at Mantua; and Alexander's position remained unchallenged.
Alexander was followed by His associate Hildebrand, who took the title of Gregory VII.
pope-alexander-ii.iqnaut.net   (188 words)

  
 RPO -- Selected Poetry of Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
Pope’s family lived in London until 1700 when the poet’s now-retired father moved the household to the village of Binfield in Windsor Forest.
Pope’s early schooling was erratic and his faith precluded his attending university, but he became a model autodidact after the move to Binfield.
Much of Pope’s satirical verse was motivated by either his disdain for the legion of inferior writers who attacked him in print, and for many others whose only crime was their inferiority in Pope’s estimation, or his political agenda.
rpo.library.utoronto.ca /poet/263.html   (1119 words)

  
 The Ecole Glossary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Alexander II, Anselm by birth, was born in Baggio and is thought to have been a student of Lanfranc at Bec.
Alexander was accused in 1064 of buying the papacy but cleared himself at the Council of Mantua in the same year.
For the rest of his reign, which ended in 1073, Alexander sought to reform the church and fought with the emperor over lay investiture.
ecole.evansville.edu /glossary/alexanderii.html   (140 words)

  
 Antipope Clement III
He supported the appointment of Antipope Honorius II (1061-1064) as pope, by Empress Agnes, who retaliated for being excluded from the election process of Pope Alexander II (1061-1073).
In 1064.05.31, the Council of Mantua formally recognised the legitimacy of Pope Alexander II, and excommunicated Honorius II.
However, in 1080, Pope Gregory VII renewed the excommunication, and on 1080.03.21, King Henry IV of Germany, marched on Rome, forcing Pope Gregory VII to retreat to the Castle of Saint' Angelo.
www.archelaos.com /popes/details.aspx?id=179   (344 words)

  
 Pope John Paul II--The "unofficial page"---Documents of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope John Paul II--The "unofficial page"---Documents of the Roman Catholic Church
John Paul II (1920-) is said to be the most recognized person in the world.
John Paul II, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City State, Europe...
www.dishangel.com /pope.htm   (372 words)

  
 Churches of Rome: Pope Alexander II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Alexander II was generally accepted as the true Pope after the synod of Mantua in 1064.
The Papacy was strengthened under Alexander II, who insisted on personal attendance in Rome before he would confer the pallium.
Alexander II gave his blessing to William of Normandy's invasion of England (1066).
roma.katolsk.no /pope_alexander02.htm   (153 words)

  
 Alexander II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander II of Macedon, King of Macedon from 370 to 368 B.C. Alexander II of Epirus, King of Epirus in 272 B.C. Pope Alexander II, Pope from 1061 to 1073
Alexander II of Scotland (1198–1249), the King of Scotland
Alexander II of Russia (1818–1881), the Emperor of Russia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_II   (120 words)

  
 Patron Saints Index: Pope Alexander II
Patron Saints Index: Pope Alexander II Pope Alexander II Also known as
Pope, the first elected by the college of cardinals in accord with the new accords of Nicholas II.
Worked for three years to put aside the anti-pope Cadalous.
www.catholic-forum.com /saints/pope0156.htm   (40 words)

  
 Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic church, Kingsland :: Church Timeline 1000 - 1499
Tenth Ecumenical Council: Lateran II Theobald appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Pope Alexander IV dies > Urban IV elected pope
Pope Gregory XI dies > Urban VI elected pope
www.olsj.net /timelinethree.htm   (827 words)

  
 The Belmont Club
This "interfaith" approach has ironically undermined the very leaders who are committed to real tolerance while boosting the stock of fanatics who advocate abominations like forced marriages and even providing money for these extremists to carry on their activities.
I think that history will judge the Left's program of headlong appeasement and cultural self-hatred as one of the great stupidities of the 20th century equal to and possibly surpassing the disastrous actions of the Men of Munich in the 1930s.
And he fashioned a number of institutions that were appropriate for the period coming forward, and successive presidents have used those institutions.
fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com   (8517 words)

  
 Letter of King James II to Pope Alexander VIII, November 26, 1689   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Letter of King James II to Pope Alexander VIII, November 26, 1689
The following letter was published with an unsympathetic commentary in Animadversions on King James His Letter to the Pope, Publisht in the Tryal of the Ld.
I have not been able to verify whether or not the letter presented here was indeed written by King James II.
www.jacobite.ca /documents/16891126.htm   (398 words)

  
 Photo: The entrance to an inn owned by the mistress of the Pope Alexander II.... wait! the pope doesn't have ...
So she took the pope's, and blended it with her previous 4 spouses, and voila
The entrance to an inn owned by the mistress of the Pope Alexander II....
So she took the pope's, and blended it with her previous 4 spouses, and voila
public.fotki.com /SiennaFamily/rome_the_eternal_city/im003502.html   (124 words)

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