Pope Alexander II
?–1073 CE · Milan
Anselm of Baggio, a Milanese cleric and bishop of Lucca, was tied to the Pataria, the popular reform movement against married and simoniac clergy in Milan. Elected Alexander II in 1061 by the cardinal-bishops under the new decree, he faced a rival, the imperially backed antipope Honorius II, before prevailing. His twelve-year reign consolidated the reform: he supported the Pataria, sanctioned the Norman invasion of England with a papal banner, and patronized the rise of Hildebrand. His pontificate set the stage for the open confrontation between papacy and empire that would erupt under his successor over lay investiture.
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Milan is a northern Italian city that served as the western capital of the Roman Empire and became a pivotal center of early Christianity through its influential bishopric.
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