Popes

Popes

The heads of the Catholic Church.

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118th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 903 - 903. Leo was Pope for some thirty days in 903 after the death of Pope Benedict IV (900–903). He was dethroned by antipope Christopher (903–904), ...

Sergius III

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119th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 904 - 911. Sergius III was possibly the only pope known to have ordered the murder of another pope and the only pope to have fathered an illegitimate ...

Anastasius III

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120th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 911 - 913. Not much is certain or recorded about Anastasius III, however a Roman nobleman, Lucian, is sometimes recognized as his father, although other ...

Lando

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121st Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 913 - 914. He died about six months after being elected pope. Lando is thought to have had powerful friends who helped him to be elected pope. Little ...

John X

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122nd Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 914 - 928. John was was deacon at Bologna when he attracted the attention of Theodora, the wife of Theophylact, Count of Tusculum, the most powerful ...

Leo VI

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123rd Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 928 - 928. He reigned a little over seven months; the exact dates are not known. He was succeeded by Pope Stephen VII (928 or 929–931). Leo VI was son ...

Stephen VII

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124th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 928 - 931. During his reign as Pope, he confirmed the privileges of a few religious houses in France and Italy. The validity of his papacy is disputed. ...