Pope Damasus II was born with the given name of Poppo of Brixen in the year A.D., and died in A.D. He began his reign as Pope in the year 1048 A.D. and ended his reign in the year 1048 A.D., during the High Middle Ages. Damasus II was from Bavaria, and his papal number is: 151 out of 267 officially recognized Roman Catholic Popes.
Summary: Brief reform pope whose pontificate lasted only weeks.
Biography:Damasus II reigned for only a very short time, yet he belonged to the same reforming movement fostered under Emperor Henry III. His elevation continued the effort to place morally serious bishops on the Roman throne.
Because his death came so quickly, he had little opportunity to shape policy. Even so, his succession helped maintain momentum toward the cleansing and rebuilding of papal authority.
Damasus II remains a brief but real participant in the turning of the papacy from crisis toward reform.
