1118 papal election

Name: 1118 papal election
Start: 1118

1118 CE.

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A papal election was held on 24 January 1118 to choose the successor for Paschal II, who died in Rome on 21 January after an 18-year pontificate. Gelasius II was elected as his successor. The election happened during the Investiture Controversy, a conflict between supporters of the papacy and those of the Holy Roman emperor. The election was held under the threat of possible violence due to the controversy. The cardinal electors took refuge in the Benedictine monastery, Santa Maria in Pallara, during the election. Within minutes of his election as pope, Gelasius II was attacked and imprisoned by the Frangipani faction, supporters of the emperor. Gelasius managed to escape, but at the emperor's arrival with his army, he fled Rome and never returned.

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