Anacletus II, born Pietro Pierloni, (d. January 25, 1138) was an Antipope who ruled from 1131 to his death, in a schism against the contested hasty election of Pope Innocent II. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For other uses, see number 1138. ... Antipope Felix V, the last historical Antipope. ... Events May 9 - Tintern Abbey is founded. ... The word schism, from the Greek σχισμα, schisma (from σχιζω, schizo, to split), means a division or a split, usually in an organization. ... Innocent II, né Gregorio Papareschi (d. ...

Pierloni was born to a powerful Roman family and, as second son, was destined to the Church. He studied in Paris and entered the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny. Later he went to Rome and occupied several important positions. In 1130, Pope Honorius II was dying and Pierloni was determined to succeed him, even if it meant huge bribery. Despite support of most noble families and the city's inhabitants, Pierloni's political enemies could not condone his ambitions and forced Cardinal Gregory Papareschi to stand for election. He was elected as Pope Innocent II, but the Pierloni faction did not accept the result and proclaimed him as Anacletus II. Both men were consecrated as pope on February 23, beginning the schism. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of Saint Benedict, whether belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, or to one of the Anglican or Protestant churches. ... Cluny nowadays The town of Cluny or Clugny lies in the modern-day département of Saône-et-Loire in the région of France, near Mâcon. ... Events February 13 - Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. ... Honorius II, né Lamberto Scannabecchi (from 1117 Cardinal Lambert of Ostia) (died February 13, 1130), was Pope from December 21, 1124 to February 13, 1130. ... Simony is the ecclesiastical crime and personal sin of paying for offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church, named after Simon Magus, who appears in the Acts of the Apostles 8:18-24. ... Innocent II, né Gregorio Papareschi (d. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Both popes remained in Rome and Anacletus tried to win the population to his side by spending enormous amounts of his fortune on gifts and exuberant parties. European governants, specially Lothar II, Holy Roman Emperor, supported Innocent II, leaving Anacletus with few patrons. The most important of these was a duke, William X of Aquitaine, who decided for the antipope against the will of his own bishops and the influential support of Roger II of Sicily, whose title of "King of Sicily" Anacletus had approved shortly after his accession. Due to Roger's powerful support of Anacletus, Innocent II was forced to leave Rome and live in Pisa, while Anacletus occupied Rome. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux was Innocent's most eloquent supporter and convinced all the supporters of Anacletus to join Innocent II's side after the death of Anacletus II. Nevertheless the schism only ended with Anacletus' death in 1138. After this, Innocent returned to Rome and ruled without opposition. Innocent II quickly convened the Second Lateran Council in 1139 and resolidified the Church's teachings against usury, clerical marriage, and other problems. The sole member of the house of Supplinburg to hold the titles, Lothar II (1075-1137) became duke of Saxony in 1106, king of Germany in 1125 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1133. ... William X of Aquitaine (1099 – April 9, 1137), nicknamed the Saint was Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitiers as William VIII of Poitiers between 1126 and 1137. ... Roger II (1093-February 26, 1154), son and successor of Roger I, began his rule in 1112. ... Pisas coat of arms This article is about Pisa in Italy. ... Bernard of Clairvaux, illustrated in A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart, 1900 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, near Dijon, 1090 – August 21, 1153 in Clairvaux) was a French abbot and theologian who was the main voice of conservatism during the intellectual revival of Western Europe... The Second Lateran Council was called by Pope Innocent II in 1139 as an attempt to reunify the church after the two papacies. ... Events Alphonso I (Afonso Henriques) becomes first king of Portugal Second Council of the Lateran Births Emperor Konoe of Japan Deaths Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony Categories: 1139 ... Usury (from the Latin usus meaning used) was defined originally as charging a fee for the use of money. ... Clerical marriage is the practice, followed in most Protestant churches, of allowing clergy to marry and have a family. ...

External links

• Catholic Encyclopaedia account of Anacletus II
• Stroll, Mary. The Jewish Pope: Ideology and Politics in the Papal Schism of 1130. New York: E.J. Brill, 1987.