Eugene III | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
.jpg) Miniature of Eugene III | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 15 February 1145 |
| Papacy ended | 8 July 1153 |
| Predecessor | Lucius II |
| Successor | Anastasius IV |
| Previous post(s) | Abbot of San Anastasio alle Tre Fontane (1140–45) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1135 by Innocent II |
| Consecration | 18 December 1145 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernardo 1080[1] |
| Died | 8 July 1153 (aged 72–73) Tivoli, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 8 July |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 28 December 1872 Rome, Papal States by Pius IX |
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| 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.
- ^ Horn, p. 35.
- ^ "Pope Blessed Eugene III, New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia".