Pope John XIX

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For the Coptic Pope, see Pope John XIX of Alexandria.
See also:
Pope John (numbering)
Benedict IX
Personal details
Born
Romanus

Rome, Papal States
DiedOctober 1032
Rome, Papal States
Other popes named John

Pope John XIX (

Emperor Conrad II and patron of the musician Guido of Arezzo
.

Family

Romanus was born in

ordained in all the orders in succession, and consecrated bishop in order to enable him to ascend the papal chair. He took the name of John.[3]

Papacy

John XIX played a role in the process leading to the

ecumenical
bishop. However, this proposal excited general indignation throughout the Church, immediately compelling him to withdraw from the agreement.

John invited the celebrated musician, Guido of Arezzo, to visit Rome and explain the musical notation invented by him. He encouraged the Benedictine to instruct the Roman clergy in music.[5]

On the death of the

Cnut the Great of Denmark and England, took part in this journey to Rome.[3] Consistent with his role as a Christian king, Cnut went to Rome to repent for his sins, to pray for redemption and the security of his subjects, and to improve the conditions for pilgrims, as well as merchants, on the road to Rome. Rudolph had control of many of the toll gates. Negotiations being successful, the solemn word of the pope, Conrad and Rudolph was given with the witness of four archbishops, twenty bishops, and "innumerable multitudes of dukes and nobles",[6] suggesting it was before the ceremonies were completed. In 1025 he sent the crown to Poland and blessed the coronation of the Polish king Bolesław I the Brave.[7]

On 6 April 1027, John held a Lateran synod in which he declared for the

Byzantius of Bari with the right to consecrate his own twelve suffragans after the reattachment of the Bariot diocese to Rome in 1025. This was part of a conciliatory agreement with Eustathius, whereby the existence of the Byzantine Rite would be allowed in Italy in exchange for the establishment of churches celebrating the Latin liturgical rites in Constantinople.[8]

Pope John XIX took the

Benedict IX
was selected to succeed him, although he was still young; according to some sources, he was only 12, but he was more likely to have been about 18 or 20.

Family tree

John XIX was closely related to five other popes who reigned in the 10th and 11th centuries, as well as some of the most powerful rulers of Italy at the time.[10]

Theophylact I of Tusculum
Theodora
Hugh of ItalyAlberic I of SpoletoMaroziaPope Sergius III
r. 904–911
Alda of VienneAlberic II of Spoleto
905–954		David or DeodatusPope John XI
r. 931–935
Gregory I of Tusculum
Pope Benedict VII
r. 974–983
Alberic III of Tusculum
Pope John XIX
r. 1024–1032
Gregory II of Tusculum
PeterPope Benedict IX
r. 1032–1044

References

  1. ISBN 978-9004047839
    .
  2. ^ "John XIX", The Holy See
  3. ^ a b Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Pope John XIX (XX)." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 8 November 2017
  4. Previté-Orton
    , p. 275.
  5. ^ Brusher SJ, Joseph S., "John XIX – The Layman Pontiff", Popes Through the Ages, (1980) San Rafael, California: Neff-Kane
  6. ISBN 0-7509-3387-9
    , p. 193
  7. ^ Halecki, Oscar and W. F. Reddaway, J. H. Penson, The Cambridge History of Poland, (Cambridge University Press), 67.
  8. ^ Runciman, p. 123.
  9. ^ Smith, Lucy Margaret. The Early History of the Monastery of Cluny. Oxford University Press, 1920
  10. ^ Mann, Horace K. (1902). The lives of the popes in the early middle ages. London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co. p. 66.

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope John XIX (XX)". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

Catholic Church titles
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