Pope Sylvester II
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Pope Sylvester II, originally known as Gerbert of Aurillac, was a scholar and teacher who served as the bishop of Rome and led the Papal States from 999 until his death in 1003. He endorsed and promot
Sylvester, in blue, as depicted in the Gospels of Otto III
An armillary sphere in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1480
Seal of Sylvester II
Statue of Pope Sylvester II in Aurillac, France
Pope Gregory V
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Pope Gregory V, born Bruno of Carinthia, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 May 996 to his death. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was made pope by his cousin, Emperor Otto
Pope Sylvester II
…show that this decree was unlawful, but a further synod in 995 declared Arnulf's deposition invalid. Gerbert then became the teacher of Otto III, and Pope Gregory V (996–999), Otto III's cousin, appointed him archbishop of Ravenna in 998. With imperial support, Gerbert was elected to succeed Gregory V as pope in…
Gregory V (left) anoints Otto III as Holy Roman Emperor (anachronistic drawing c. 1450; popes in the 10th century wore a white cap, not a papal tiara)
Tomb of Pope Gregory V