Gaeta, Giovanni de
Gaeta, Giovanni de
Reigned from 24 January 1118 to 29 January 1119 . Born c.1058 at Gaeta, Italy as Giovanni de Gaeta; died at Cluny , France . He was a Benedictine , cardinal , and chancellor of the Holy See. His election was contested by Cenzio Frangipani who maltreated and imprisoned him. A Roman mob rescued and established him in the Vatican. Emperor Henry V then attempted to seize him, but he fled to France . The emperor elected the anti-pope Maurice Bourdin who ruled for three years. Gelasius died of pleurisy as he was making plans for a council to be convened at Rheims. Feast , 29 January .