Hildebrand of Sovana

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Hildebrand of Sovana, later known as Pope Gregory VII, was an 11th-century reformist pope who played a central role in the Investiture Controversy and the strengthening of papal authority over secular rulers.

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Hildebrand of Sovana canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century pope
Catholic priest
Christian monk
Italian person
human
pope
reformer
alsoKnownAs Gregory VII
linked to: Pope Gregory VII

Pope Gregory VII
birthDate circa 1020
birthName Hildebrand of Sovana
birthPlace County of Aldobrandeschi
Italy
Sovana
Tuscany
canonizationStatus saint
conflict Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
deathDate 1085-05-25
deathPlace Italy
Principality of Salerno
Salerno
educatedAt Monastery of Santa Maria on the Aventine
endTime 1085-05-25
feastDay May 25
influenced development of papal monarchy
issued excommunication of Henry IV
knownFor Gregorian Reform
Investiture Controversy
asserting papal supremacy over the Church
combating simony
enforcing clerical celibacy
strengthening papal authority over secular rulers
memberOf Benedictine Order
linked to: Benedictines
notableWork Dictatus Papae
papacyEnd 1085
papacyStart 1073
papalName Gregory VII
linked to: Pope Gregory VII
participantIn Council of Worms (1076) conflict
Investiture Controversy
positionHeld Archdeacon of the Roman Church
Cardinal deacon
Papal chaplain
Pope
predecessor Pope Alexander II
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
startTime 1073-04-22
successor Pope Victor III
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Pope Gregory VII birthName Hildebrand of Sovana
Hildebrand of Sovana birthName Hildebrand of Sovana