Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius VIII; c. 1100/1105 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for two months in 1187.

Gregory VIII (born, Benevento, Papal States [Italy]—died 1187, Pisa) was the pope from Oct. 21 to Dec. 17, 1187. A Cistercian of noble birth, he was appointed cardinal (1155–56) by Pope Adrian IV before being elected (October 21) at Ferrara, Romagna, to succeed Pope Urban III.

Pope Gregory VII (Latin: Gregorius VII; c. 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana (Italian: Ildebrando di Soana), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085.

Pope Gregory VIII was the 173rd pope in the Catholic Church and one of many men to use the Gregory name as opposed to their given names. Many remember him for his support of the Third Crusade and for his short papacy, which lasted for less than two months.

Pope Gregory VIII (Latin: Gregorius Octavus; c.1100 – 17 December 1187), born Alberto di Morra, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 174th Pope from 25 October 1073 until he died in 1085.

Gregory VIII, Pope (Alberto DI Morra); b. about the beginning of the twelfth century, at Bene vento; elected at Ferrara, October 21, 1187; d. at Pisa, December 17, 1187, after a pontificate of one month and twenty-seven days.

Born about the beginning of the twelfth century, at Benevento; elected at Ferrara, 21 Oct., 1187; died at Pisa, 17 Dec., 1187, after a pontificate of one month and twenty-seven days. The year 1187 witnessed the almost complete obliteration of Christianity in Palestine.

Born about the beginning of the twelfth century, at Benevento ; elected at Ferrara, 21 Oct., 1187; died at Pisa, 17 Dec., 1187, after a pontificate of one month and twenty-seven days. The year 1187 witnessed the almost complete obliteration of Christianity in Palestine.

Appointed chancellor in 1178, Cardinal de Mora was elected pope in 1187 and reigned for 57 days. Gregory initiated the Third Crusade and died while settling a dispute between Pisa and Genoa over the shipment of goods to the Holy Land.

GREGORY VIII, POPE. Pontificate, Oct. 21 to Dec. 17, 1187; Canon of St. Augustine, b. Alberto de Morra, Benevento, c. 1110, d. Pisa. Prior to his election to the papacy at Ferrara, Gregory had been a canon regular at Laon and a professor (magister) of law at Bologna, before becoming cardinal in 1155 – 56 and chancellor of the Roman Church in ...