POPE LUCIUS II, FACING DEATH IN BATTLE

by | Jun 21, 2022 | Popes

Pope Lucius II was born Gherardo Caccionemicci, son of Orso, in the late eleventh century. His home town was Bologna. He entered into important duties at a relatively young age. Cherardo was a canon of the Basilica di San Frediano in Lucca Italy at a time when the...

POPE CELESTINE II, AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE POLICY

by | Jun 12, 2022 | Popes

Guido di Castello, born around 1085, may have been the son of the noble Niccolo di Castello. He was born in either Citta di Castello, in the foothills of the Apennines or in Macerata, in the March of Ancona, a little closer to the Adriatic. I tend to think the first...

ANTI-POPE ANACLETUS II

by | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized

Pietro Pierleoni was born in Rome around 1090, the second son of the extremely rich and well-known Pier Leoni. As such, he was expected to raise through the ranks of the Church. One thing against his success was that his great grandfather, Baruch, or Benedictus, was a...