born, Baggio, near Milan
died April 21, 1075

also called (until 1061) Anselm Of Baggio, or Of Lucca, Italian Anselmo Da Baggio, or Di Lucca

pope from 1061 to 1073.

He studied under Lanfranc at Bec. As bishop of Lucca he worked for the abolition of simony and the enforcement of clerical celibacy. Though he was elected pope, the German court nominated Peter Cadalus of Parma as Honorius II, and Alexander was not recognized by the empire until 1064. In 1062 the antipope was dropped by the German regents, and the schism ceased to be important. In cooperation with Hildebrand (later Pope Gregory VII. (1020-1085) and St. Peter Damian, Alexander laid the foundations of a reform movement.

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