Pope Gelasius II, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Pope from 1118 to 1119
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Gaeta, Lazio, Italy
Date of Death: 29-Jan-1119
Profession: Catholic priest, cleric
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Pope Gelasius II
- Pope Gelasius II (c.
- 1060/1064 – 29 January 1119), born Giovanni Caetani or Giovanni da Gaeta (also called Coniulo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1118 to his death in 1119.
- A monk of Monte Cassino and chancellor of Pope Paschal II, Caetani was unanimously elected to succeed him.
- In doing so he also succeeded to the conflicts with Emperor Henry V over investiture.
- Gelasius spent a good part of his brief papacy in exile.
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