Need help with mac pro OS

Good day.
I've recently "inherited" a Mac Pro. Trying to get it cleaned up and get newest OS.
I've only got as far as updating to Snow leopard (Mac OS X ver. 10.6.8) but can't seem to get anything past that installed. (I.e. lion or better)
Processor: 2 x 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory: 12 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro2,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 8 MB
Memory: 12 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP21.007F.B06
SMC Version (system): 1.15f3
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0019E3F9B41E
Pretty amateur to novice on macs so if wrong info provided, my apologies.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Bill

The Mac Pro 2,1 and 1,1 officially only support up to Mac OS X 10.7.5.
Overview
If you need to purchase Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, you may order it from this page [at the Apple online store, US$20].
The most current version of OS X is OS X 10.9 Mavericks. To learn more, please click here.
What do you receive: An email with a content code for the Mac App Store.
Note: Redemption codes are usually delivered within 1 business day but may occasionally take longer.
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