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Also Known As Gregorio Papareschi
Born Rome • Italy
Died September 24, 1143 • Rome • Italy
Title / Office pope (1130-1143)
Role In Concordat of Worms • Second Lateran Council

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Innocent II, detail from a mosaic, 12th century; in the apse of the basilica of Sta. Maria in Trastevere, Rome
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