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Antipope Anacletus II

Type Figure Region Rome Time c. 1090–1138 Also known as Antipope Anacletus II、Pietro Pierleoni、彼得罗·皮尔莱奥尼、Anacletus II

Catholic antipope (1130–1138), born Pietro Pierleoni of the prominent Roman Pierleoni family, elected the same day as Innocent II, causing an eight-y…

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  1. c. 1105–1130Rome · LazioBorn into Rome's Pierleoni family, he studied in Paris in his youth, benefiting from the French scholastic tradition. Returning to Rome he entered church service, being made cardinal-deacon in 1116 and cardinal-priest (of Santa Maria in Trastevere) in 1121, serving as papal legate across Europe and building a wide ecclesiastical network.
  2. 1130–1138Rome · LazioElected by the majority of cardinals on 14 February 1130, but another faction had already elected Innocent II, creating a great schism. Anacletus II controlled Rome and St. Peter's Basilica, and in December that year crowned Roger II King of Sicily in exchange for his military support. Despite holding Rome, he faced strong opposition from St. Bernard of Clairvaux elsewhere in Europe, and his influence waned yearly. He died in Rome on 25 January 1138 and was immediately declared antipope, formally ending the schism.

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