Formosus, Pope

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• Formosus —     Pope Formosus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Formosus     (891 896)     The pontificate of this pope belongs to that era of strife for political supremacy in Italy, which succeeded the disruption of the Carlovingian empire. Formosus was… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Formosus —     Pope Formosus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Formosus     (891 896)     The pontificate of this pope belongs to that era of strife for political supremacy in Italy, which succeeded the disruption of the Carlovingian empire. Formosus was… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope John VIII —     Pope John VIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John VIII     (Reigned 872 82)     A Roman and the son of Gundus. He seems to have been born in the first quarter of the ninth century; d. 16 Dec., 882. In 853 and 869 he appears as archdeacon …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Sergius III —     Pope Sergius III     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Sergius III     Date of birth unknown; consecrated 29 Jan., 904; d. 14 April, 911. He was a Roman of noble birth and the son of Benedict. He became a strong upholder of the party opposed to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Stephen (VI) VII —     Pope Stephen (VI) VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Stephen (VI) VII     (896 7)     Date of birth unknown; died about August, 897. Stephen was a Roman, and the son of John, a priest. He had been consecrated Bishop of Anagni, possibly… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Clement V —     Pope Clement V     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement V     (BERTRAND DE GOT.)     Born at Villandraut in Gascony, France, 1264; died at Roquemaure, 20 April, 1314. He was elected, 5 June, 1305, at Perugia as successor to Benedict XI,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope John IX —     Pope John IX     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John IX     (898 900).     Not only is the date of John s birth unknown, but the date of his election as pope, and that of his death are alike uncertain. He became pope in the early part of 898 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Benedict IV —     Pope Benedict IV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Benedict IV     Date of birth unknown; died in the summer of 903.     The Popes Benedict from the fourth to the ninth inclusive belong to the darkest period of papal history. The reigns of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Marinus I —     Pope Marinus I     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Marinus I     (882 884)     There is reason for believing that Marinus I was elected on the very day of the death of John VIII (16 Dec., 882), and that he was consecrated without waiting for… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Theodore II —     Pope Theodore II     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Theodore II     Son of Photius. His pontificate lasted only twenty days; neither the date of his birth nor of his accession to the papacy is known; it is probable that he was pope during… …   Catholic encyclopedia