Pope Benedict VIII
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Pope Benedict VIII was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until 1024. He was born Theophylact of Tusculum to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. Unusually for a medi
Benedict (fifth from right) crowning Henry II Holy Roman Emperor, c. 1400
Text from a bull of Benedict VIII
Pope Benedict IX
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Pope Benedict IX, born Theophylact of Tusculum in Rome, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States for three periods between October 1032 and July 1048. Aged about 20 when first elected, he
Pope Benedict VIII
…Tusculum Pope Benedict VII r. 974–983 Pope Benedict VIII r. 1012–1024 Alberic III, Count of Tusculum Pope John XIX r. 1024–1032 Peter, Duke of the Romans Pope Benedict IX r. 1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048 See also List of popes References Sources Logan, F. Donald (2013). A History of the Church in the Middle Ages. Routledge…
Grant of Robert II of France in favour of Abbaye Notre-Dame de Coulombs (Coulombs, Eure-et-Loir), also signed by Benedict IX
Gravestone of Benedict IX, located at the Abbey of Grottaferrata
19th-century religious card depicting Benedict IX
19th-century illustration of the Council of Sutri