Victor II

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Victor II was an 11th-century pope of the Catholic Church, known for his role in the Gregorian Reform movement and his close alliance with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III.

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Victor II canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
human ⓘ
advisorTo Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg ⓘ
Pope Victor II ⓘ
appointedAsBishopOfEichstättBy Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
associatedWith Gregorian Reform movement ⓘ
linked to: Gregorian Reform

Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
birthDate c. 1018 ⓘ
birthName Gebhard ⓘ
birthPlace Swabia ⓘ
linked to: Swabia (Bavaria)

region of present-day Germany ⓘ
burialPlace Cathedral of Eichstätt ⓘ
closeAllyOf Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
confirmedAsPopeBy Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 28 July 1057 ⓘ
deathPlace Arezzo ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ
electedAsPopeAt Easter synod of 1055 in Florence ⓘ
era 11th century ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
heldSynodIn Augsburg ⓘ
Florence ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
honorificPrefix Pope ⓘ
influenced imperial appointments of bishops ⓘ
memberOf College of Cardinals ⓘ
notableFor close alliance with Holy Roman Emperor Henry III ⓘ
role in imperial church policy ⓘ
support of church reform ⓘ
notableWork Participation in the Gregorian Reform movement ⓘ
papacyEndDate 28 July 1057 ⓘ
papacyStartDate 13 April 1055 ⓘ
papalNameTakenFrom Victor ⓘ
participatedIn early phase of the Gregorian Reform ⓘ
placeOfBurial Eichstätt Cathedral ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Eichstätt ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
predecessor Pope Stephen IX ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roleInEmpire imperial vicar in Italy ⓘ
successor Pope Nicholas II ⓘ
Pope Stephen IX ⓘ
supportedReformOf church independence from lay control ⓘ
clerical celibacy ⓘ
simony ⓘ

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Pope Victor II → papalNameNumber → Victor II ⓘ