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Encyclopedia > Pope Nicholas II

Nicholas II
Birth name Gérard de Bourgogne
Papacy began January 24, 1059
Papacy ended July 27, 1061
Predecessor Stephen IX
Successor Alexander II
Born  ???
Borgogna, France
Died July 27, 1061
Rome, Italy
Other popes named Nicholas

Nicholas II (died July 27, 1061), born Gérard de Bourgogne, Pope from 1059 to July 1061, was at the time of his election the Bishop of Florence. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Normans conquer Messina in Sicily Pope Alexander II elected The building of the Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany, had begun to be built. ... Pope Stephen IX, orignally Archdeacon Frederick of Leige was a native of Germany, was pope from about July 14, 939 until his death towards the end of October, 942. ... Alexander II (died April 21, 1073), born Anselmo da Baggio , Pope from 1061 to 1073, was a native of Milan. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Normans conquer Messina in Sicily Pope Alexander II elected The building of the Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany, had begun to be built. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Pope Nicholas could refer to: Pope Nicholas I Pope Nicholas II Pope Nicholas III Pope Nicholas IV Pope Nicholas V Category: ... Events Normans conquer Messina in Sicily Pope Alexander II elected The building of the Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany, had begun to be built. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... Events Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. ... Events Normans conquer Messina in Sicily Pope Alexander II elected The building of the Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany, had begun to be built. ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ...

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Election

Nicholas II was set up by Hildebrand, with the support of the empress-regent Agnes of Poitou and of the powerful Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine, against antipope Benedict X (1058–59), the nominee of the Roman nobles. He was crowned as Pope Nicholas II at Rome after the expulsion of Benedict X, on January 24, 1059. His pontificate was signaled by the continuance of the policy of ecclesiastical reform associated with the name of Hildebrand, afterwards Pope Gregory VII (1073–85). Pope Gregory VII (c. ... Agnes of Poitou or Empress Agnes (c. ... Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine (died 1069), called Godfrey the Bearded, was a son of Gothelo I, Duke of Lower Lorraine. ... Pope/Antipope Benedict X (reigned 1058–1059; died ca. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. ...


Relationship with the Normans

To secure his position, Nicholas II at once entered into relations with the Normans, now firmly established in southern Italy, and later in the year the new alliance was cemented at Melfi, where the Pope, accompanied by Hildebrand, Cardinal Humbert and the abbot Desiderius of Monte Cassino, solemnly invested Robert Guiscard with the duchies of Apulia, Calabria and Sicily, and Richard of Aversa with the principality of Capua, in return for oaths of fealty and the promise of assistance in guarding the rights of the Church. Norman conquests in red. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Humbert can refer to any of the following Italian nobles or monarchs. ... Desiderius, the last king of the Lombards, is chiefly known through his connection with Charlemagne. ... The restored Abbey. ... Robert Guiscard (i. ... This article is about the Italian region. ... Cliffside dwellings in Tropea. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Richard I Drengot (d. ... The Principality of Capua was a Lombard state in Southern Italy, usually de facto independent, but under the varying suzerainty of Western and Eastern Roman Empires. ...


The first fruits of this arrangement, which was based on no firmer foundation than the forged "Donation of Constantine", but destined to give to the papacy a position of independence towards both the Eastern and Western Empires, was the reduction in the autumn, with Norman aid, of Galeria, where the antipope had taken refuge, and the end of the subordination of the papacy to the Roman nobles. A 13th C. fresco of Sylvester and Constantine, showing the purported Donation. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ... For the book by Robert Rankin, see The Antipope. ...


Subordination of Milan

Meanwhile, Peter Damian and Bishop Anselm of Lucca had been sent by Nicholas II to Milan to adjust the difference between the Patarenes and the archbishop and clergy. The result was a fresh triumph for the papacy. Archbishop Wido, in the face of the ruinous conflict in the Church of Milan, was forced to submit to the terms proposed by the legates, which involved the principle of the subordination of Milan to Rome; the new relation was advertised by the unwilling attendance of Wido and the other Milanese bishops at the council summoned to the Lateran palace in April 1059. This council not only continued the Hildebrandine reforms by sharpening the discipline of the clergy, but marks an epoch in the history of the papacy by its famous regulation of future elections to the Holy See. Pietro Damiani (St Peter Damian), (c. ... Saint Anselm of Lucca the Younger (Milan, 1036–March 18, 1086) was a prominent figure in the Investiture Controversy and in the fighting in Central Italy between the forces of Countess Matilda of Tuscany, the papal champion, and those of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... A Patarine or Patarene (Italian: Patarino, plural Patarini) was a member of an 11th century group of Milanese tradesmen. ... Late Baroque façade of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, completed after a competition for the design by Alessandro Galilei in 1735 Lateran and Laterano are the shared names of several architectural projects throughout Rome and Vatican City. ...


Election reform

Main article: In Nomine Domini

Previously, Papal elections had been effectively controlled by the Roman aristocracy, unless the Emperor was strong enough to be able to intervene from a distance to impose his will. At the synod held in the Lateran at Easter, 1059, Pope Nicholas brought 113 bishops to Rome to consider a number of reforms, including a change in the election procedure. The electoral reform adopted by that synod amounted to a declaration of independence on the part of the church. Henceforth, popes were to be selected by the Cardinals, in assembly at Rome. In Nomine Domini, named for its Latin incipit (In the Name of God), is a papal bull of Pope Nicholas II and canon of the Council of Rome, promulgated on April 13, 1059, establishing cardinal-bishops as the sole electors of the pope, with the consent (as determined by the... Events Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. ...


References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Stephen IX
Pope
1059–61
Succeeded by
Alexander II
Preceded by
Stephen IX
Pontifex Maximus of Rome
1059–61
Succeeded by
Alexander II

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