Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius VIII; c. 1100/1105 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 1187.

Jan 1, 2025 · Gregory VIII was the pope from Oct. 21 to Dec. 17, 1187. A Cistercian of noble birth, he was appointed cardinal (1155–56) by Pope Adrian IV before being elected (October 21) at Ferrara, Romagna, to succeed Pope Urban III.

Pope Gregory VIII was the 173rd pope in the Catholic Church and one of many men to use the Gregory name as opposed to their given names. Many remember him for his support of the Third Crusade and for his short papacy, which lasted for less than two months.

Gregory VIII, Pope (Alberto DI Morra); b. about the beginning of the twelfth century, at Bene vento; elected at Ferrara, October 21, 1187; d. at Pisa, December 17, 1187, after a pontificate of one month and twenty-seven days.

Gregory VIII A Cistercian of noble birth, Albert de Mora was born in Benevento c. 1110 and was a legate to England, where he investigated the murder of Thomas ŕ Becket in 1170. Appointed chancellor in 1178, Cardinal de Mora was elected pope in 1187 and reigned for 57 days.

Born about the beginning of the twelfth century, at Benevento; elected at Ferrara, 21 Oct., 1187; died at Pisa, 17 Dec., 1187, after a pontificate of one month and twenty-seven days. The year 1187 witnessed the almost complete obliteration of Christianity in Palestine.

The Holy See Pontiffs Gregory VIII [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - PT] Gregory VIII 173rd Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 21.25.X.1187: End Pontificate: 17.XII.1187: Secular Name: Alberto di Morra: Birth: Benevento ...

Born about the beginning of the twelfth century, at Benevento ; elected at Ferrara, 21 Oct., 1187; died at Pisa, 17 Dec., 1187, after a pontificate of one month and twenty-seven days. The year 1187 witnessed the almost complete obliteration of Christianity in Palestine.

GREGORY VIII, POPE. Pontificate, Oct. 21 to Dec. 17, 1187; Canon of St. Augustine, b. Alberto de Morra, Benevento, c. 1110, d. Pisa. Prior to his election to the papacy at Ferrara, Gregory had been a canon regular at Laon and a professor (magister) of law at Bologna, before becoming cardinal in 1155 – 56 and chancellor of the Roman Church in ...

Gregory (VIII) was an antipope from 1118 to 1121. A Benedictine educated at the abbey of Cluny, he was made bishop of Coimbra, Port., in 1098. While archbishop of Braga, Port. (consecrated 1111), he quarrelled with Archbishop Bernard of Toledo, Castile, and was suspended by Pope Paschal II in 1114.