1130 papal election
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A papal election was held on 14 February 1130, after the death of Pope Honorius II, and resulted in a double election. Part of the cardinals, led by Cardinal-Chancellor Aymery de la Châtre, elected Gr
Pope Innocent II – Santa Maria in Trastevere
The church of S. Maria Nuova (today S. Francesca Romana) — the titular deaconry of chancellor Aymeric and the place of consecration of Innocent II
Basilica of S. Marco, the place of the election of Anacletus II.
Bernard of Clairvaux, the main contributor to Innocent's victory in the subsequent schism
Bernard of Clairvaux
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Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist., venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian
1130 papal election
…France. After his defection to France even the Frangipani submitted to Anacletus. In France, however, Innocent II found a strong ally in the person of Bernard of Clairvaux. Under Bernard's influence, almost all European monarchs and episcopates recognized the exiled Innocent II. Anacletus II, although he controlled Rome…
San Bernardo by Juan Correa de Vivar, held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Bernard exorcising a possession, altarpiece by Jörg Breu the Elder, c. 1500
Bernard holding a demon at his feet, oil on canvas by Marcello Baschenis, c. 1885
The abbey of Cluny as it would have looked in Bernard's time