Pope Paschal II
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Pope of the Catholic Church from 1099 to 1118
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Pope Paschal II , 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 in 1073. He was consecrated as pope in succession to Pope Urban II on 19 August 1099. His reign of almost twenty years was exceptionally long for a medieval pope.
