Pope Gregory VIII
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Pope Gregory VIII was a 12th-century pope whose brief pontificate in 1187 focused on organizing the Third Crusade following the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Gregory VIII canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pope Gregory VIII Context triple: [Pope Clement III, predecessor, Pope Gregory VIII]
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Pope Gelasius II
Pope Gelasius II was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1118 to 1119, whose short pontificate was marked by conflict with Holy Roman Emperor Henry V and exile from Rome.
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Pope John XI
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Pope Adrian V
Pope Adrian V was a 13th-century Italian pontiff, born Ottobuono Fieschi, whose extremely brief papacy in 1276 is chiefly remembered for his role in church politics and his later depiction in Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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Pope Boniface III
Pope Boniface III was a 7th-century pope known for securing Emperor Phocas’s decree recognizing the Bishop of Rome as head of all the churches, thereby strengthening papal primacy.
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Pope Martin I
Pope Martin I was a 7th-century pope known for his staunch opposition to Monothelitism, his conflict with the Byzantine emperor, and his eventual arrest, exile, and veneration as a martyr.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pope Gregory VIII Target entity description: Pope Gregory VIII was a 12th-century pope whose brief pontificate in 1187 focused on organizing the Third Crusade following the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin.
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A.
Pope Gelasius II
Pope Gelasius II was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1118 to 1119, whose short pontificate was marked by conflict with Holy Roman Emperor Henry V and exile from Rome.
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B.
Pope John XI
Pope John XI was a 10th-century pope (931–935) whose short and turbulent pontificate occurred during the powerful influence of the Roman nobility, particularly his mother Marozia, during the period known as the Saeculum Obscurum.
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C.
Pope Adrian V
Pope Adrian V was a 13th-century Italian pontiff, born Ottobuono Fieschi, whose extremely brief papacy in 1276 is chiefly remembered for his role in church politics and his later depiction in Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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D.
Pope Boniface III
Pope Boniface III was a 7th-century pope known for securing Emperor Phocas’s decree recognizing the Bishop of Rome as head of all the churches, thereby strengthening papal primacy.
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E.
Pope Martin I
Pope Martin I was a 7th-century pope known for his staunch opposition to Monothelitism, his conflict with the Byzantine emperor, and his eventual arrest, exile, and veneration as a martyr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
human ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
promote unity among Christian princes for crusade
ⓘ
reconcile Italian cities with the emperor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alberto de Morra
NERFINISHED
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Gregory VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope Adrian IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate |
c. 1100
ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ |
| birthName | Alberto di Morra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Benevento
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Benevento NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pisa Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalTitle |
Cardinal-deacon of Sant’Adriano al Foro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardinal-priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 17 December 1187 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticRole | papal legate in the Holy Roman Empire before his election as pope ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Third Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fall of Jerusalem to Saladin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issued | papal bull "Audita tremendi" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
calling for the Third Crusade
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organizing the Third Crusade ⓘ response to the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Canons Regular of St. Augustine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | papal bull "Audita tremendi" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
canon lawyer
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cardinal ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 17 December 1187 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 21 October 1187 ⓘ |
| papalNameTakenInHonorOf | Pope Gregory VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | peace negotiations in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Pope of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Urban III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignDuration | about two months ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
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| soughtToImproveRelationsWith | Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Clement III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Pope Gregory VIII Description of subject: Pope Gregory VIII was a 12th-century pope whose brief pontificate in 1187 focused on organizing the Third Crusade following the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin.
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