Pope Saint Gelasius II
Also known as
- Giovanni de Gaeta
Profile
Benedictine monk at Monte Cassino. Counsellor to Pope Pascal II. Cardinal. Chancellor of the Vatican. Chosen 161st Pope. His election was contested by Cenzio Frangipani who imprisoned him; a Roman mob rescued him and placed him on the throne. He struggled with Holy Roman Emperor Henry V and his appointed anti-pope, Maurice Bourdin, for control of the corporate church, and fled to France to escape their forces.
Born
Papal Ascension
- 29 January 1119 at Cluny, France of pleurisy
MLA Citation
- “Pope Saint Gelasius II“. CatholicSaints.Info. 21 October 2018. Web. 2 June 2020. <>