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The sentence Bernard of Clairvaux wrote that cost Anacletus eight years
Two men are consecrated pope in Rome on the same day, hours apart. One holds the city for eight years, but a single sentence threatens his legacy.
The sentence Bernard of Clairvaux wrote that cost Anacletus eight years
This episode explores the contested papal election of 1130, where two men were named pope in Rome on the same day. It delves into the political landscape of early twelfth-century Rome and the powerful families who shaped it, asking how one man's rule could be erased by a single sentence.
Date: February 14, 1130
Location: Rome
Key Figures: Pietro Pierleoni (Anacletus II), Bishop…
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