His elimination opens the regions to the troops of the Almohads. By topic Religion March 8 – Pope Celestine II dies at Rome after a 5-month pontificate. He is succeeded by Lucius II as the 166th pope of the Catholic Church. March 22 – The first example of an anti-Semitic blood libel is recorded in England, in connection with the murder of William of Norwich. June 11 – The Basilica of St. Denis near Paris is completed, and consecrated in the presence of Louis VII – as the first Gothic church. The Lesmahagow Priory in Scotland, is founded after John, bishop of Glasgow, and King David I have granted lands at Lesmahagow. The first Knights Templar stronghold is established in the Kingdom of León and Castile. Births August 11 – Sinjong, Korean ruler of Goryeo (d. 1204) Li Fengniang, Chinese empress of the Song Dynasty (d. 1200) Maria Komnene, queen of Hungary and Croatia (d. 1190) Matsudono Motofusa, Japanese nobleman (d. 1230) Minamoto no Tomonaga, Japanese samurai (d. 1160) Taira no Tadanori, Japanese military leader (d. 1184) Deaths March 8 – Celestine II, pope of the Catholic Church March 22 – William of Norwich, English child saint (b. 1132) May 23 – Petronilla of Lorraine, countess of Holland (b. 1082) June 12 – Al-Zamakhshari, Persian philosopher (b. 1075) July 17 – Abu Mansur Mauhub al-Jawaliqi, Arab philologist (b. 1074) July 27 – Salomea of Berg, High Duchess of Poland (b. 1099) October 10 – Alfonso of Capua, Italo-Norman nobleman (b. 1120) December 24 – Hugh II (or Hugo), archbishop of Edessa September – Geoffrey de Mandeville, English nobleman Abu Tahir Marwazi, Persian philosopher and scientist Berenguer Raymond (or Ramon), French nobleman (b. 1115) Matthew of Edessa (or Matteos), Armenian historian Rahere (or Raherius), Norman priest (approximate date) Reverter de La Guardia, viscount of Barcelona (or 1142) Zhu Bian, Chinese diplomat, poet and writer (b. 1085) References