# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pope-gregory-viii
# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:47:39.812Z

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name: "Pope Gregory VIII"
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description: "Two months at the top, yet he launched a war that would define a generation. Alberto di Morra reconciled Rome with its oldest enemy and sent Europe back to Jerusalem — all before Christmas."
tagline: "Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1187"
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deathDate: "1187-12-17"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born around 1100 or 1105, Alberto di Morra spent decades as Apostolic Chancellor, navigating the church's diplomacy from behind the scenes. When he became Pope Gregory VIII in 1187, he inherited a papacy at odds with the Holy Roman Empire and moved quickly to mend the rift. Then he turned his attention east: he initiated the Third Crusade, a call that would pull kings and armies back toward the Holy Land. He died on 17 December 1187, ten weeks into his papacy, having set forces in motion he would never see unfold.