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Pope Innocent II (Latin: Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143.
A cardinal by 1116, Innocent was appointed in 1122 by Pope Calixtus II as one of the ambassadors who drafted the Concordat of Worms, an agreement ending disputes between the pope and the Holy Roman emperor Henry V over the right of investiture; i.e., whether the papacy or temporal rulers had the right to install bishops and other clergy. In ...
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Pope Innocent II served as the pontiff and temporal ruler of the Papal States from his coronation on February 14, 1130 A.D. until he died in the year 1143 A.D. He was the 164th Pope to rule the Papal States.
Innocent II, POPE (GREGORIO PAPARESCHI), elected February 14, 1130; died September 24, 1143. He was a native of Rome and belonged to the ancient family of the Guidoni. His father’s name is given as John.
Elected 14 Feb., 1130; died 24 Sept., 1143. He was a native of Rome and belonged to the ancient family of the Guidoni. His father's name is given as John. The youthful Gregory became canon of the Lateran and later Abbot of Sts. Nicholas and Primitivus.
INNOCENT II, POPE Pontificate: Feb. 14, 1130 to Sept. 24, 1143. Born Gregory Parareschi, Rome. As cardinal deacon of Sant'Angelo, he was one of three, including Cardinal Lambert, bishop of Ostia, who preceded him as Pope Honorius II, who negotiated the Concordat of worms in 1122, which brought an end to the Investiture Controversy.
Innocent II (Gregorio Papareschi) was a pope 1130–43. His was an uncanonical election because the majority of the cardinals voted for Anacletus II (Pietro Pierleoni) to succeed Pope Honorius II creating a schism in the Church .
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