He stopped kings appointing unqualified church leaders.
pope Gregory VII wanted to change the rules about the religion. Henry IV got angry and thought he can fire pope Gregory VII. Henry got excommunicated from the church. years past, he came back and begged for forgiveness and was back in the church society.
Henry crossed the freezing Alps to the Italian town of Canossa. He approached the castle where the Pope Gregory VII was a guest and then begged humbly to be forgiven.
No. Pope Gregory VII in 1079AD decreed the practice.
A black pope is a derogatory term for the Superior General of the society of Jesus.
Primarily to escape from the infighting and politics of powerful families of Rome, the Avignon Papacy, from 1309 to 1377, was when seven popes resided in Avignon, France: + Pope Clement V (1305-1314) + Pope John XXII (1316-1334) + Pope Benedict XII (1334-1342) + Pope Clement VI (1342-1352) + Pope Innocent VI (1352-1362) + Pope Urban V (1362-1370) + Pope Gregory XI (1370-1378) Gregory XI moved the papacy back to Rome in 1376.
No, Pope Gregory the Great .was also known as Pope Gregory I.
That would be Pope Saint Gregory I.
Pope St. Gregory VII was pope in 1075.Pope St. Gregory VII was pope in 1075.
Pope Gregory I
Yes, Pope Gregory I was the 64th pope.
Yes, he was also known as Pope Gregory the Great.
Pope Gregory VII was a Catholic pope. Of course he was a Christian.
Pope Gregory VII was elected pope on April 23, 1073.
Pope Gregory III was born in 690.
Pope Gregory XII was born in 1326.
To which Pope Gregory do you refer? There have been 16.
Pope Gregory V was born in 972.