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Eugene III

Type Figure Region Papal States Time c. 1080–1153 Also known as Bernardo Pignatelli

Eugene III (died 1153), born Bernardo Pignatelli, a Cistercian monk, was elected pope in 1145 and served until his death in 1153.…

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  1. c. 1100–1145Pisa · TuscanyBorn to a common family near Pisa, he entered the Cistercian order, served as abbot of monasteries across Italy, and was renowned for his poverty and piety.
  2. 1145–1147Rome · Papal StatesAfter being elected pope in 1145 he issued the bull Quantum praedecessores, calling for the recovery of Edessa and entrusting Bernard of Clairvaux with preaching to mobilize crusaders in France and Germany.
  3. 1148–1153Viterbo · LazioAfter the crusade faltered, he dealt with relations between the papacy, the citizens of Rome, and the Holy Roman Empire. He died at Viterbo on July 8, 1153, and was the first pope of Cistercian origin.

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