Pope Victor II

Pope Victor II
Bishop of Rome
Gebhard depicted in the Pontifical of Gundekar
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	13 April 1055
Papacy ended	28 July 1057
Predecessor	Leo IX
Successor	Stephen IX
Personal details
Born	ca. 1018 Germany, Holy Roman Empire
Died	28 July 1057(1057-07-28) (aged 38–39) Arezzo, Holy Roman Empire
Other popes named Victor

Pope Victor II (c. 1018 – 28 July 1057), born Gebhard of Dollnstein-Hirschberg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 April 1055 until his death in 1057.^[1] Victor II was one of a series of German-born popes who led the Gregorian Reform.