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The Bad Popes
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The Bad Popes is a 1969 book by E. R. Chamberlin documenting the lives of eight of the most controversial popes:
The Bad Popes
The Bad Popes
Pope John XII
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Pope John XII, born Octavian, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 16 December 955 to his death in 964. He was related to the counts of Tusculum, a powerful Roman family which had
The Bad Popes
…Pope Stephen VI (896–897), who exhumed and tried his dead predecessor Pope Formosus. Pope John XII (955–964), who murdered several people. Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048), who was accused of selling the Papacy…
Miniature depicting John XII hunting, c. 1480
Miniature depicting John XII hunting, c. 1480
Coins of John XII
Coins of John XII
Pope John XII depicted in a 16th-century engraving contained in the Pontificum Romanorum effigies by Giovanni Battista de'Cavalieri
Pope John XII depicted in a 16th-century engraving contained in the Pontificum Romanorum effigies by Giovanni Battista de'Cavalieri
Satirical print by Maurice Lachâtre [fr] portraying Pope John XII with a mistress, referencing medieval accusations about his conduct.
Satirical print by Maurice Lachâtre [fr] portraying Pope John XII with a mistress, referencing medieval accusations about his conduct.