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Morra Aadrian
Morra can mean: People * Alberto di Morra (c. 1100/1105-1187), Pope Gregory VIII * Bernardino Morra (died 1605), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa * Claudio Morra, (born 1995) Italian footballer * Galal al-Morra, Egyptian Islamist politician * Isabella di Morra (c. 1520-1545/1546), Italian poet * León S. Morra (1882–1948), Argentine doctor and university professor * Mario Morra (born 1935), Italian film editor, director and screenwriter Toponyms * La Morra, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo, Italy * Morra (Città di Castello), a ''frazione'' (territorial subdivision) in the Province of Perugia, Italy * Morra, Dongeradeel, a hamlet in the province of Friesland, Netherlands * Oued Morra, town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria * Villa Morra, neighbourhood of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay Other * Morra (game) Morra is a hand game that dates back thousands of years to ancient Roman and Greek times. Each player simultaneous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Gregory VIII
Pope Gregory VIII ( la, 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. Becoming Pope after a long diplomatic career as Apostolic Chancellor, he was notable in his brief reign for reconciling the Papacy with the estranged Holy Roman Empire and for initiating the Third Crusade. Early life Alberto di Morra was born about 1105 in Benevento. His father was the nobleman Sartorius di Morra. He became a monk early in life, either as a Cistercian in Laon, or a Benedictine at Monte Cassino. Alberto later joined a new religious order, the Premonstratensian or Norbertine order, probably between the ages of 20–30. He was a canon at St. Martin's Abbey in Laon. He later became a professor of canon law in Bologna. Cardinal In 1156, Pope Adrian IV made him cardinal-deacon of Sant'Adriano, and on 14 March 1158 he became cardinal-priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina. As a papal leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |