Pope Paschal II

Pope

Paschal II
Pope; Paschal II
Bishop of Rome
	Miniature of Paschal II, 14th century
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	13 August 1099
Papacy ended	21 January 1118
Predecessor	Urban II
Successor	Gelasius II
Orders
Created cardinal	1073; by Gregory VII
Personal details
Born	Ranierius; 1050–55; Bleda, March of Tuscany, Holy Roman Empire
Died	21 January 1118 (aged c. 63–68); Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente (1073–78); Legate to France and Spain (1089–90);
	Other popes named Paschal

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.