What is Pope Gelasius II?
{{Infobox Christian leader |type = Pope |honorific-prefix = Pope |name = Gelasius II |image = Pope Gelasius II.jpg |image_size = 220px |birth_name = Giovanni Caetani |term_start = 24 January 1118 |term_end = 29 January 1119 |predecessor = [[Pope Paschal II|Paschal II]] |successor = [[Pope Callixtus II|Callixtus II]] |birth_date = 1060/1064 |birth_place = [[Gaeta]], [[Principality of Capua]] |death_date = {{death date|1119|1|29|df=y}} |death_place = [[Cluny]], [[Duchy of Burgundy]], [[France in the Middle Ages|Kingdom of France]] |other = }} '''Pope Gelasius II''' (??? − 29 January 1119) was [[pope]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] from 24 January 1118 to his death in 29 January 1119. He was born in [[Gaeta]], [[Principality of Capua]] and died in [[Cluny]], [[Duchy of Burgundy]], [[France in the Middle Ages|Kingdom of France]]. He was ordained a priest on 9 March 1118 after he fled to Gaeta. He returned to Rome in July under Norman protection after he excommunicated [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry V]] and the antipope.<ref>{{cite book|author=Duffy, Eamon|title=Saints and Sinners. A History of the Popes}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{S-start}} {{s-rel|ca}} {{S-bef|before=[[Pope Paschal II|Paschal II]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Pope]]|years=1118–19}} {{s-aft|after=[[Pope Callixtus II|Callixtus II]]}} {{end}} {{Popes}} {{multistub|bio|religion}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gelasius II}} [[Category:1060s births]] [[Category:1119 deaths]] [[Category:Italian popes]]