Popes

Popes

The heads of the Catholic Church.

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John XI

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125th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 931 - 935. His mother was the Roman ruler at the time, resulting in his appointment to the Papacy. Marozia was thus allegedly able to exert complete ...

126th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 936 - 939. Leo VII's election to the papacy was secured by Alberic II of Spoleto, the ruler of Rome at the time. Alberic wanted to choose the pope so ...

Stephen VIII

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127th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 939 - 942. During his pontificate he was subject to Alberic II of Spoleto, Prince of the Romans, and did not effectively rule the Papal States. His ...

Marinus II

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128th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 942 - 946. He was elevated to the papacy through intervention of Alberic II of Spoleto, ruler of Rome, and concentrated on administrative aspects of the ...

Agapetus II

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129th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 946 - 955. His papacy was during the time when Alberic II (932–954), son of Marozia, was governing the independent republic of Rome under the title of ...

John XII

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130th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 955 - 964. Before his death in 954, Alberic administered an oath to the Roman nobles in St. Peter's providing that the next vacancy for the papal chair ...

Benedict V

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131st Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 964 - 964. Elected after John XII's death by the people of Rome, in opposition to the Antipope Leo VIII who was appointed by Emperor Otto; Benedict ...