Pope Paschal II, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Santa Sofia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date of Death: 21-Jan-1118
Profession: Catholic priest, cleric
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Pope Paschal II
- Pope Paschal II (Latin: Paschalis II; 1050 x 1055 – 21 January 1118), born Ranierius, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny, he was created the cardinal-priest of San Clemente by Pope Gregory VII (1073–85) in 1073.
- He was consecrated as pope in succession to Pope Urban II (1088–99) on 19 August 1099.
- His reign of almost twenty years was exceptionally long for a pope of the Middle Ages.
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