Pope Gregory VI
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Pope Gregory VI, born Giovanni Graziano in Rome, was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 May 1045 until his resignation at the Council of Sutri on 20 December 1046.
Gratian, later Gregory VI, was archpriest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (the church exterior has changed little since his day).
Gregory VI on a 19th-century religious card
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 Gregory VI
…1046. Gratian, the archpriest of St. John by the Latin Gate, was a man of great reputation for uprightness of character. He was also the godfather of Pope Benedict IX, who, at the age of ten or twelve, was foisted on the papacy by his powerful family, the Theophylacti, counts of Tusculum. Benedict IX, wishing to marry…
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