Pope Eugene III


Eugene III
Bishop of Rome
Miniature of Eugene III
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began15 February 1145
Papacy ended8 July 1153
PredecessorLucius II
SuccessorAnastasius IV
Previous post(s)Abbot of San Anastasio alle Tre Fontane (1140–45)
Orders
Ordination1135
by Innocent II
Consecration18 December 1145
Personal details
Born
Bernardo

1080[1]
Died8 July 1153(1153-07-08) (aged 72–73)
Tivoli, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Sainthood
Feast day8 July
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified28 December 1872
Rome, Papal States
by Pius IX
Attributes
Patronage
Other popes named Eugene

Pope Eugene III (Latin: Eugenius III; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo Pignatelli,[2] or possibly Paganelli, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death in 1153. He was the first Cistercian to become pope. In response to the fall of Edessa to the Muslims in 1144, Eugene proclaimed the Second Crusade. The crusade failed to recapture Edessa, which was the first of many failures by the Christians in the crusades to recapture lands won in the First Crusade. He was beatified in 1872 by Pope Pius IX.

  1. ^ Horn, p. 35.
  2. ^ "Pope Blessed Eugene III, New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia".