Pope Leo IX was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054. Leo IX is considered to be one of the most historically significant popes of the Middle Age
Miniature of Leo IX contained in an illuminated manuscript of the 11th century
Pope Stephen IX was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 August 1057 to his death on 29 March 1058. He was a member of the Ardenne-Verdun family, who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine, an
Patriarch Michael enthroned, Madrid Skylitzes
Emperor Henry III and Empress Agnes kneeling before the Virgin Mary, Speyer Evangeliary
Pope Victor in the Pontifical of Gundekar
Stephen IX on a 19th-century religious card