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Hildebrand (Gregory VII)

Type Figure Region Europe Time c. 1015–1085 Also known as Hildebrand of Sovana、Pope Gregory VII、Gregorio VII、Ildebrando da Soana、格里高利七世

Hildebrand (c. 1015–1085) was one of the most influential figures of the 11th-century Roman papacy, becoming Pope Gregory VII in 1073 and serving as …

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  1. 1035–1049Sovana · TuscanyHildebrand was born in Sovana, Tuscany, entered a Benedictine monastery in his youth, later went to Rome into papal circles, and gradually rose to prominence under Gregory VI and Clement II, serving the reformist popes after 1049.
  2. 1049–1054Rome · LazioDuring the reign of Leo IX, Hildebrand held important papal office, taking part in planning reform councils and managing papal finances and personnel, and between 1051 and 1054 became a central figure in promoting anti-simony and clerical discipline reforms.
  3. 1055–1060Rome · LazioUnder the three popes Victor II, Stephen IX, and Nicholas II, Hildebrand continued to control the papal administrative center, promoted the papal election decree in 1059, and between 1055 and 1060 coordinated reform councils, handled the papal election crisis, and consolidated the authority of the College of Cardinals, paving the way for his own election as pope in 1073.

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