# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pope-gregory-vii
# Generated: 2026-08-31T13:58:53.610Z

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name: "Pope Gregory VII"
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description: "He excommunicated an emperor three times, banned clergy from marrying, and rewrote the rules for who could crown a pope — all to yank power from kings and plant it in Rome. Some called him the greatest reformer the Church ever had. Others accused him of necromancy and tyranny."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born Hildebrand of Sovana around 1015, he spent years maneuvering behind the scenes before becoming pope on 22 April 1073. He launched the Gregorian Reform: mandatory celibacy for priests, a crackdown on simony, and a new canon law that put papal elections in the hands of cardinals alone. The collision came with Emperor Henry IV over who held the right to appoint bishops — the Investiture Controversy. Gregory excommunicated Henry three times; Henry responded by installing Antipope Clement III. Gregory died in exile on 25 May 1085, denounced by enemies as autocratic and cruel, later venerated as a saint. Centuries on, he remains the template for papal supremacy — championed and reviled in equal measure.