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 medieval pope.
For the Pisan saint Rainerius (Raniero), see Rainerius.
Paschal II
13 August 1099
21 January 1118
1073
by Gregory VII
21 January 1118 (aged c. 63–68)
- Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente (1073–78)
- Legate to France and Spain (1089–90)