# Pope Gelasius II

> He held the papacy for exactly one year, most of it spent fleeing the emperor who wanted to control him. The struggle over who appointed bishops - Rome or the crown - turned his entire reign into a chase across medieval Europe.

*Pope from 1118 to 1119*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pope-gelasius-ii

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Italy
- **Born:** 1060
- **Died:** 1119-01-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Giovanni Caetani was a monk at Monte Cassino and served as chancellor under Pope Paschal II before the cardinals unanimously elected him in January 1118. The timing was grim: he inherited an empire-sized problem the moment he took the name Gelasius II. Emperor Henry V wanted the power to appoint bishops, and the new pope refused to bend. What followed was less a papacy than a long escape, with Gelasius spending much of his single year in office on the run. He died in exile on 29 January 1119, a year and five days after his election, the investiture conflict still burning.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 2.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Writer / Author, #Literature, #Religion, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Papa Gelásio II](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Gel%C3%A1sio_II)
- [Paus Gelasius II](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paus_Gelasius_II)
- [Papa Gelasio II](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Gelasio_II)
- [傑拉二世](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%82%91%E6%8B%89%E4%BA%8C%E4%B8%96)
- [ゲラシウス2世 (ローマ教皇)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B92%E4%B8%96_(%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E6%95%99%E7%9A%87))
- [Геласий II](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9_II)
- [Gelazjusz II](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelazjusz_II)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180882)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gelasius_II)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Pope%20Gelasius%20II)
- [Gáu-huòng Gelasius 2-sié](https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A1u-hu%C3%B2ng_Gelasius_2-si%C3%A9)
- [Gelasius II.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasius_II.)
- [Gelasius II.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasius_II.)
- [Gelasius II](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasius_II)
- [Πάπας Γελάσιος Β΄](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%84)
- [Gelasio la 2-a](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasio_la_2-a)
- [Gelasio II](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasio_II)
- [Gelasius II](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasius_II)
- [Gelasio II.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasio_II.a)
- [پاپ گلاسیوس دوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%BE_%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Gelasius II](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasius_II)
- [Gélase II](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9lase_II)
- [Gelasius II](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasius_II)
- [Pápa Gelasius II](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1pa_Gelasius_II)
- [Xelasio II, papa](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xelasio_II%2C_papa)
- [Kau-fòng Gelasius 2-sṳ](https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kau-f%C3%B2ng_Gelasius_2-s%E1%B9%B3)
- [גלסיוס השני](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99)
- [Gelasi II](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasi_II)
- [Gelasius II](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelasius_II)
- [Геласий II (папа)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9_II_(%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0))

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