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Biography Born: 1020 AD Bithplace: in Tuscany at Soana, Italy Died: May 25 , 1085 Location of death: Salerno, Italy He is Roman Catholic. He's Italian.
He was a chaplain to Gregory VI He is one of the greatest Church reformers. He took the name Gregory in honor of Gregory the Great.. He was elected pope in 1073.
He issued the Dictatus Papae which proclaimed the supremacy of the Pope. He fought against the abuse of lay investiture which is a source of major evils from which the Church was suffering. He was beatified by Goerge XIII in 1584. His birth name was Hildebrand Bonizi.. His predecessor was Alexander II. His successor was Victor III,.
Pope Gregory VII
He died an exile in Salerno. His sarcophagus lies in the cathedral church of Salerno. He exiled Henry IV for lay investiture.
His last words were: '' I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore I die in exile.''
