Pope Eugene III
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Pope Eugene III, born Bernardo Pignatelli, or possibly Paganelli, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death in 1153. He was the first Cistercian to become pope. In response to the fall of Edessa to the Muslims in 1144, Eugene proclaimed the Second Crusade. The crusade failed to recapture Edessa, which was the first of many failures by the Christians in the crusades to recapture lands won in the First Crusade. He was beatified in 1872 by Pope Pius IX.
A bulla of Eugene III
15th century miniature of the death of Eugene III from Le Miroir historial de Vincent de Beauvais
Relief of Pope Eugene III at the pulpit of the former Cistercian Baumgartenberg Abbey
Viterbo
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Viterbo is a city and comune (municipality) in the Lazio region of Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo.
Piazza di San Lorenzo and the loggia of the Papal Palace
View from space of Viterbo and Rome
Etruscan warrior, found near Viterbo, dated circa 500 BC
The Palace of the Popes – In the background the bell-tower of the cathedral