Pope Benedict IV

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Bishop of Rome
Coins of Pope Benedict IV and Louis the Blind
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began1 February 900
Papacy endedJuly 903
PredecessorJohn IX
SuccessorLeo V
Personal details
Bornc. 840
Rome, Papal States
Died30 July 903[1]
Rome, Papal States
Other popes named Benedict

Pope Benedict IV (

bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 900 to his death.[3] The tenth-century historian Flodoard
, who nicknamed him "the Great", commended his noble birth and public generosity.

Benedict was a native of

St Peter's Basilica, by the gate of Guido. He was followed by Pope Leo V
.

References

  1. ^ Mann, Horace. "Pope Benedict IV." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 21 September 2017
  2. ^ "Pope Benedict IV (Benedict ) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ Platina, Bartolomeo (1479), The Lives of the Popes From The Time Of Our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Accession of Gregory VII, vol. I, London: Griffith Farran & Co., pp. 241–242, retrieved 2013-04-25
  4. ^ Collins, Paul (2013). The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France, and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century. Hachette. p. 161.
  5. ^ Mann, Horace, K. The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages, Vol IV: The Popes in the Days of Feudal Anarchy, 891–999. 1925 p. 105
  6. ^ "The 117th Pope", Spirituality.org., Diocese of Bridgeport

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope Benedict IV". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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Preceded by Pope
900–903
Succeeded by