# Pope Gregory VIII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-viii
Pontificate: 21 October 1187 – 17 December 1187
Number in the papal list: 173
Born-Died: c. 1100 - 1187
Papal era: Gregorian Reform
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VIII

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Canon Regular Premonstratense.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Urban III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-urban-iii)
- Next in list: [Pope Clement III](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-clement-iii)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1187 - [Saladin captures Jerusalem](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1187-saladin-captures-jerusalem)