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Adeodatus (II) [77] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: April 11, 672
End
of Reign: June 17, 676
Date
of Death: June 17, 676
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: "elderly"
Lived
to Approx. Age: "old age"
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 4 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Was
a monk. Defended orthodoxy. Credited with generosity and kindness.
Restored churches and other buildings. |
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Adrian (Hadrian) I [96] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: February 1, 772
End
of Reign: December 25, 795
Date
of Death: December 25, 795
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 24 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Considered
an exceptionally long and distinguished pontificate. Witnessed the
collapse of Lombard kingdom, issued his own coinage, supported the
Second Council at Nicaea (temporarily ending iconoclasm), engaged
in extensive rebuilding campaign (including churches, the
reconstruction of aqueducts, strengthening the embankments of the
Tiber, etc.), and aided the poor. Is sometimes called the second
founder of the papal state. |
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Adrian (Hadrian) II [107] |
Birth
Date: c. 792
Beginning
of Reign: December 14, 867
End
of Reign: Nov./Dec. 872
Date
of Death: Nov./Dec. 872
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 75
Lived
to Approx. Age: 80
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 5 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
He
was related to two previous popes and had twice refused the papacy
himself. The beginning of his pontificate was marked by the
pillaging of Rome. He is sometimes accused of weakness in not
firmly upholding an action of St. Nicholas. He did, however,
re-crown the emperor and support important missionary works which
kept various Slovak peoples as part of the Western Church. |
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St. Adrian (Hadrian) III [110] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: May 17, 884
End
of Reign: September 885
Date
of Death: September 885
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 16 months
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): July 8
His
short papacy saw continued feuds over the supposed assassination
of John VIII. It has been alleged that the pope ordered the
blinding of an enemy of John VIII. Is suspected that he may have
been murdered. |
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Adrian (Hadrian) IV [170] |
Birth
Date: c. 1100
Beginning
of Reign: December 4, 1154
End
of Reign: September 1, 1159
Date
of Death: September 1, 1159
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 54
Lived
to Approx. Age: 59
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 5 years
Prior
Name (if different): Nicholas Breakspear
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
First
English pope. Defended papal rights, placed Rome under an
interdict, conflicted with the German king. |
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Adrian (Hadrian) V [187] |
Birth
Date: c. 1205
Beginning
of Reign: July 11, 1276
End
of Reign: August 18, 1276
Date
of Death: August 18, 1276
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 71
Lived
to Approx. Age: 71
Approx.
Length of Reign: 38 days
Prior
Name (if different): Ottobono Fieschi
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Adrian
was elected pope in a difficult conclave. After his election, he
promised new rules regarding conclaves. He died before being
consecrated. |
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Adrian (Hadrian) VI [219] |
Birth
Date: March 2, 1459
Beginning
of Reign: January 9, 1522
End
of Reign: September 14, 1523
Date
of Death: September 14, 1523
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 63
Lived
to Approx. Age: 64
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 20 months
Prior
Name (if different): Adrian Florensz Dedal
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
First
pope in years to retain baptismal name. He attempted to reform the
papacy, engaged in defense against the Turks, and fought against
heresy. |
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St. Agapitus (Agapetus) I [57] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: May 13, 535
End
of Reign: April 22, 536
Date
of Death: April 22, 536
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: "elderly"
Lived
to Approx. Age: "old age"
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 11 months
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): April 22
Publicly
burned anathema of antipope Dioscorus. Ruled that converted Arians
could not hold clerical office. |
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Agapitus (Agapetus) II [130] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: May 10, 946
End
of Reign: December 955
Date
of Death: December 955
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 9.5 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Supported
monastic reforms. The term of his papacy is credited with
increasing prestige for the Bishopric of Rome. However, he was
forced to promise the ruler (on his deathbed) to ensure the
ruler's immoral son would succeed him as pope. |
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St. Agatho [79] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: June 27, 678
End
of Reign: January 10, 681
Date
of Death: January 10, 681
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 2.5 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): January 10
Was
a monk. Known for performing miracles. Condemned monothelitism
[his council condemned Pope Honorius (see explanation for Pope
Honoroius)]. |
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St. Alexander I [6] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: c. 105
End
of Reign: c. 115
Date
of Death: c. 115
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 10 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): May 3
Martyr;
Ordered mixing of wine and water at Mass, introduced blessing with
holy water combined with salt. |
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Alexander II [157] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: September 30/October 1, 1061
End
of Reign: April 21, 1073
Date
of Death: April 21, 1073
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 11.5 years
Prior
Name (if different): Anselm of Baggio
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
For
years he had to deal with a rival pope (antipope). Condemned
simony, forbid lay persons to attend masses celebrated by married
priests, supported military campaigns. He is credited with
instituting the feast of the Holy Trinity on the Sunday after
Pentecost. He eventually clashed with King Henry. |
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Alexander III [171] |
Birth
Date: c. 1100/1105
Beginning
of Reign: September 7, 1159
End
of Reign: August 30, 1181
Date
of Death: August 30, 1181
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 54-59
Lived
to Approx. Age: 76-81
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 22 years
Prior
Name (if different): Orlando (Roland) Bandinelli
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Shortly
after election, an antipope was also elected and Alexander was
forced to leave Rome. The battle over papal control would last for
most of his long pontificate. He called the Third Lateran Council
and is credited with effective administration and forming a
substantial part of Church law. |
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Alexander IV [182] |
Birth
Date: end of 12th century
Beginning
of Reign: December 12, 1254
End
of Reign: May 25, 1261
Date
of Death: May 25, 1261
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: "elderly"
Lived
to Approx. Age: "old age"
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 6.5 years
Prior
Name (if different): Rinaldo
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
His
papacy saw continued power struggles in the temporal sphere and
continued political struggles with the rulers. There were
unsuccessful efforts to reunite the Eastern and Western Churches. |
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Alexander VI [215] |
Birth
Date: January 1, 1431
Beginning
of Reign: August 11, 1492
End
of Reign: August 18, 1503
Date
of Death: August 18, 1503
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 61
Lived
to Approx. Age: 72
Approx.
Length of Reign: Just over 11 years
Prior
Name (if different): Rodrigo de Borja y Borja (Borgia)
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
"One
of the most infamous of all pontiffs." Commissioned
Michelangelo, restored Castel Sant' Angelo. |
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Alexander VII [238] |
Birth
Date: February 13, 1599
Beginning
of Reign: April 7, 1655
End
of Reign: May 22, 1667
Date
of Death: May 22, 1667
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 56
Lived
to Approx. Age: 68
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 12 years
Prior
Name (if different): Fabio Chigi
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
His
papacy saw much political negotiation, the conversion of the Queen
of Sweden, debates over Jansenism and Probabilism. Alexander
commissioned Bernini to enclose the piazza of St. Peters with
colonnades. |
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Alexander VIII [242] |
Birth
Date: April 22, 1610
Beginning
of Reign: October 6, 1689
End
of Reign: February 1, 1691
Date
of Death: February 1, 1691
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 79
Lived
to Approx. Age: 81
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 16 months
Prior
Name (if different): Pietro Ottoboni
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
In
his brief pontificate, the elderly pontiff sought rapprochement
with France, condemned Jansenism, defended orthodoxy, and reduced
taxes. |
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St. Anacletus (Cletus) [3] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: c. 76
End
of Reign: c. 88
Date
of Death: c. 88
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 12 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): April 26
Martyr;
Divided Rome into parishes. Has been disputed whether Cletus and
Anacletus are same person. Anacletus has been placed after Clement
I. |
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St. Anastasius I [39] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: November 27, 399
End
of Reign: December 19, 401
Date
of Death: December 19, 401
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 2 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): December 19
Fought
heresy (condemned Origenists and Donatists). Is credited with
prescribing standing for Gospel readings. |
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Anastasius II [50] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: November 24, 496
End
of Reign: November 19, 498
Date
of Death: November 19, 498
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Just under 2 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Fought
against heresy and schism. Attempted to restore peace (for his
concessions, he was spoken of critically - including a negative
reference in Dante's Divine Comedy). |
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Anastasius III [121] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: c. June 911
End
of Reign: c. August 913
Date
of Death: c. August 913
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 2 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
During
his reign, the papacy was effectively controlled by the
unscrupulous Theophylact and Theodora and Anastasius is believed
to have exercised little independent authority. |
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Anastasius IV [169] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: July 8, 1153
End
of Reign: December 3, 1154
Date
of Death: December 3, 1154
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: "elderly"
Lived
to Approx. Age: "old age"
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 17 months
Prior
Name (if different): Corrado
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Was
elected pope on the day Eugenius died. Considered a peacemaker. |
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St. Anicetus [11] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: c. 155
End
of Reign: c. 166
Date
of Death: c. 166
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 11 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): April 17
Martyr;
Fought heresy, dealt with Easter date controversy. |
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St. Anterus [19] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: November 21, 235
End
of Reign: January 3, 236
Date
of Death: January 3, 236
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: 43 days
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): January 3
Martyr;
Fought heresy, wrote many epistles. First pope to have a short
reign. |
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Benedict I [62] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: June 2, 575
End
of Reign: July 30, 579
Date
of Death: July 30, 579
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 4 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
His
reign saw the most savage phase of the Lombard conquest. He
attempted to relieve the starving (due to famine) and made
significant appointments (including appointment of the future
Gregory the Great). |
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St. Benedict II [81] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: June 26, 684
End
of Reign: May 8, 685
Date
of Death: May 8, 685
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 10 months
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): May 7
He
is credited with convincing Constantine IV to give up the
privilege of confirming a newly elected pope. He restored and
refurbished churches. |
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Benedict III [105] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: September 29, 855
End
of Reign: April 17, 858
Date
of Death: April 17, 858
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 2.5 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
After
a difficult beginning (including imprisonment), he was consecrated
pope. Secured peace among the emperor's sons. Did much
restoration. |
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Benedict IV [118] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: May/June 900
End
of Reign: July/August 903
Date
of Death: July/August 903
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 3 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Confirmed
acts of Formosus and of John IX, crowned the emperor, saw Rome
return to anarchy |
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Benedict V [133] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: May 22, 964
End
of Reign: June 23 964
Date
of Death: July 4, 966
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 1 month
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Known
for holiness, he was chosen pope instead of Leo VIII (as the
emperor had wanted). The emperor later laid siege to the city and
placed Leo back on the papal throne. Benedict was deposed on 6/23/964. It is argued that if Leo VIII was a legitimate pope,
then Benedict should be reckoned an antipope. |
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Benedict VI [135] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: January 19, 973
End
of Reign: c. July 974
Date
of Death: c. July 974
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 1 year
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Supported
monastic reform. He was opposed by the powerful Crescentii family
(related to the Theophylact family that previously dominated the
papacy) and was imprisoned and killed. |
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Benedict VII [136] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: October 974
End
of Reign: July 10, 983
Date
of Death: July 10, 983
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Almost 9 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Possibly
a member of the Crescentii family. Excommunicated the antipope
Boniface VII, condemned simony, promoted monasticism, and assisted
persecuted Christians. |
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Benedict VIII [144] |
Birth
Date: c. 980
Beginning
of Reign: May 17, 1012
End
of Reign: April 9, 1024
Date
of Death: April 9, 1024
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 32
Lived
to Approx. Age: 44
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 12 years
Prior
Name (if different): Theophylact
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
A
relative of the ruthless (now deceased) Marozia, he was elected
due to the powerful Tusculum family. He has been regarded as an
astute politician. Condemned simony and clerical marriages, and
personally participated in military campaigns. |
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Benedict IX [146] |
Birth
Date: c. 1005
Beginning
of Reign: October 21, 1032
End
of Reign: September 1044
Date
of Death: c. 1055/1056
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 27
Lived
to Approx. Age: 50-51
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 12 years
Prior
Name (if different): Theophylact
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
He
reigned as pope for three separate periods. Prior to election, he
was a layman. He has been considered a competent pontiff, although
his personal life has been called scandalous. His first reign
ended in exile. |
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Benedict IX (2nd reign) [148] |
Birth
Date: c. 1005
Beginning
of Reign: March 10, 1045
End
of Reign: May 1, 1045
Date
of Death: c. 1055/1056
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 40
Lived
to Approx. Age: 50-51
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 2 months
Prior
Name (if different): Theophylact
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
After
resuming his pontificate, he excommunicated Silvester III. Shortly
thereafter, he abdicated the papacy in favor of his godfather (he
has been charged with selling the papacy to him). |
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Benedict IX (3rd reign) [151] |
Birth
Date: c. 1005
Beginning
of Reign: November 8, 1047
End
of Reign: July 16, 1048
Date
of Death: c. 1055/1056
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 42
Lived
to Approx. Age: 50-51
Approx.
Length of Reign: Just over 8 months
Prior
Name (if different): Theophylact
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
He
once again reclaimed the papal throne, but was again driven out. |
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Bl. Benedict XI [195] |
Birth
Date: 1240
Beginning
of Reign: October 22, 1303
End
of Reign: July 7, 1304
Date
of Death: July 7, 1304
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 63
Lived
to Approx. Age: 64
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 9 months
Prior
Name (if different): Niccolo Boccasino
Feast
Day (if applicable): July 7
He
took a conciliatory approach, but was unable to make much headway
in restoring peace. He died after a short reign. |
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Benedict XII [198] |
Birth
Date: c. 1280/1285
Beginning
of Reign: December 20, 1334
End
of Reign: April 25, 1342
Date
of Death: April 25, 1342
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 49-54
Lived
to Approx. Age: 57-62
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 7.5 years
Prior
Name (if different): Jacques Fournier
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
He
reformed religious orders, imposing strict observance of their
rules, protected orthodoxy, reorganized the curia, and built a
papal palace in Avignon. During his papacy, the Hundred Years War
between France and England broke out. |
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Benedict XIII [246] |
Birth
Date: February 2, 1649
Beginning
of Reign: May 29, 1724
End
of Reign: February 21, 1730
Date
of Death: February 21, 1730
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 75
Lived
to Approx. Age: 81
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 5.5 years
Prior
Name (if different): Pietro Francesco Orsini
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Reluctant
to accept the papacy, Benedict preferred an ascetic life. He
condemned luxurious living by clerics, defended orthodoxy,
canonized many saints, and continued his pastoral services to his
flock. His papacy has been charged with poor administration (due
to the individuals he placed in charge of church business). |
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Benedict XIV [248] |
Birth
Date: March 31, 1675
Beginning
of Reign: August 17, 1740
End
of Reign: May 3, 1758
Date
of Death: May 3, 1758
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 65
Lived
to Approx. Age: 83
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 18 years
Prior
Name (if different): Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
He
encouraged education, agriculture, and trade, strove to improve
the clergy, and denounced Freemasonry. He was conciliatory in
international dealings. During his papacy, the papal states
suffered invasion. |
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Benedict XV [259] |
Birth
Date: November 21, 1854
Beginning
of Reign: September 3, 1914
End
of Reign: January 22, 1922
Date
of Death: January 22, 1922
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 60
Lived
to Approx. Age: 68
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 7 years
Prior
Name (if different): Giacomo Della Chiesa
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
His
pontificate begin during World War I, of which he attempted to
mediate. He offered relief for victims of the war, established
diplomatic relations with France, encouraged missions, and
promulgated the 1917 Code of Canon Law. The Apparitions of Our
Lady of Fatima occurred during his pontificate. |
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Benedict XVI [266] |
Birth
Date: April 16, 1927
Beginning
of Reign: April 19, 2005
End
of Reign: February 28, 2013
Date
of Death: December 31, 2022
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 78
Lived
to Approx. Age: 95
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 8 years
Prior
Name (if different): Joseph (Josef)
Alois Ratzinger
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
At age 78, the former Cardinal was elected to the papal throne.
During his pontificate, the Holy Father issued the Motu Proprio
Summorum Pontificum, which among other things, admitted that the
traditional Latin ('Tridentine') Mass was "never abrogated" (and
was "always permitted") and stated that both secular and regular
priests have the right to celebrate Mass according to the
traditional rite without needing permission. He also mandated that
the excommunications against the traditionalist bishops
consecrated by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1988 be withdrawn.
Under his reign, the Holy See reached out to the traditionalist
group (SSPX), but reconciliation efforts were ultimately not
successful. The Holy Father also made numerous travels, named two
new Doctors of the Church, and reached out to Anglicans, allowing
them to enter the Catholic Church under special provisions. In
2013, he 'surprised the world' by abdicating the papacy after
coming "to the certainty that [his] strengths, due to an advanced
age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine
ministry". [Click
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St. Boniface I [42] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: December 28/29, 418
End
of Reign: September 4, 422
Date
of Death: September 4, 422
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: "old age"
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 3.5 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): September 4
Fought
against Pelagianism, defended papal primacy. |
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Boniface II [55] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: September 22, 530
End
of Reign: October 17, 532
Date
of Death: October 17, 532
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 2 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
First
Germanic pope. He suffered from a contested election. Was a
supporter of the clergy. Attempted to nominate his successor, but
later retracted. |
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Boniface III [66] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: February 19, 607
End
of Reign: November 12, 607
Date
of Death: November 12, 607
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 9 months
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Forbade
(under pain of excommunication) discussion of a successor to the
pope until after his death. Promoted papal primacy. |
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St. Boniface IV [67] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: September 15, 608
End
of Reign: May 8, 615
Date
of Death: May 8, 615
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 6.5 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): May 8
Like
St. Gregory, he converted his house into a monastery and
encouraged monasticism. His papacy saw serious famine, plagues,
and flooding. He converted the Pantheon (a pagan temple) into a
church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and the martyrs. |
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Boniface V [69] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: December 23, 619
End
of Reign: October 25, 625
Date
of Death: October 25, 625
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 6 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Protected
clerical rights, restricted the handling of relics to priests,
confirmed the right of asylum (in church), charitably distributed
his personal fortune |
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Boniface VI [113] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: April 896
End
of Reign: April 896
Date
of Death: April 896
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 15 days
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
It
is believed that his election was forced through and that he had
been twice degraded for immorality. He died shortly after
election. |
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Boniface VIII [194] |
Birth
Date: c. 1235
Beginning
of Reign: December 24, 1294
End
of Reign: October 11, 1303
Date
of Death: October 11, 1303
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 59
Lived
to Approx. Age: 68
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 9 years
Prior
Name (if different): Benedetto Caetani
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
This
forceful pope conflicted with the King of France. Seeking peace,
he intervened in various political disputes. He decreed against
taxing clergy without papal approval, published a book of Church
law, proclaimed first Jubilee ("Holy Year") in 1300,
clearly stated that obedience to the pope is necessary for
salvation, founded a university at Rome, and catalogued the papal
library. He was seized by order of the King of France, dying
shortly thereafter. |
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Boniface IX [204] |
Birth
Date: c. 1350
Beginning
of Reign: November 2, 1389
End
of Reign: October 1, 1404
Date
of Death: October 1, 1404
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 39
Lived
to Approx. Age: 54
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 15 years
Prior
Name (if different): Pietro Tomacelli
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Asserted
papal authority, gained more control over the papal state, made an
offer to the antipope to end the Great Schism of the West. Has
been charged with questionable fund raising. |
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