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ages, prior name, feast, comment/attributes, etc.) |
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St. Pontian
[18] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: July 21, 230
End
of Reign: September 28, 235
Date
of Death: c. 235-236
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 5 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): August 13 (November
19, Trad.)
First
pope to abdicate (due to exile), reconciled with St. Hippolytus. |
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St. Silverius
[58] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: June 8, 536
End
of Reign: November 11, 537
Date
of Death: December 2, 537
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 17 months
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): June 20
Refused
to step down when asked (by order of the monophysite empress). Was
deposed, charged with treason, forced into exile, and abdicated
papacy (possibly by force). Venerated as a martyr for the orthodox
faith. |
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St. Martin I
[74] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: July 649
End
of Reign: June 17, 653
Date
of Death: September 16, 655
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Nearly 4 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): April 13 (November
12, Trad.)
Was
consecrated without imperial confirmation. Boldly defended
orthodoxy. Was charged with sedition and, although already
bedridden, was tried, persecuted, and mistreated. He was deposed
and exiled and died in exile. Sadly, he was abandoned by the
Church and a new successor was elected before he had died. Has
been considered the last martyred pope to date. |
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Romanus
[115] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: August 897
End
of Reign: November 897
Date
of Death: N/A
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 3 months
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Although
he was held to be a virtuous man, it is believed that he was
deposed and confined to a monastery. He is said to have had
Formosus' body reburied (it had been retrieved by a monk). |
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Leo V
[119] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: August 903
End
of Reign: September 903
Date
of Death: early 904
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
His
papacy lasted only about a month before he was overthrown and sent
to prison. He was killed shortly thereafter. He is believed to
have been a virtuous man. |
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John X
[123] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: March/April 914
End
of Reign: May 928
Date
of Death: 929
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 14 years
Prior
Name (if different):
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Much
military and political activity occurred during his papacy. He is
credited with completing the restoration of the Lateran, enhancing
the prestige of the papacy, and restoring peace with the East. He
has also been charged with making some decisions based on expediency
(i.e. confirming a count's five year old son's election to the
archbishopric in exchange for the release of the king). His
determination of remaining independent is said to have upset the
ruler (Theophylact's ruthless daughter Marozia) and is believed to
have resulted in his being deposed, and ultimately killed. |
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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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John XVIII
[142] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: December 25, 1003
End
of Reign: June/July 1009
Date
of Death: June/July 1009
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 5.5 years
Prior
Name (if different): John Fasanus
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Possibly
a member of the Crescentii family. Asserted papal primacy.
Declared saints. May have abdicated before he died (he died as a
monk). |
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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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Silvester (Sylvester) III
[147] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: January 20, 1045
End
of Reign: March 10, 1045
Date
of Death: 1063
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: N/A
Lived
to Approx. Age: N/A
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 2 months
Prior
Name (if different): John of Sabina
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Although
not usually regarded as an antipope, Silvester's election is open
to question since Benedict IX was never formally deposed.
Silvester was, however, formally deposed after Benedict IX
reclaimed the throne. |
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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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Gregory VI
[149] |
Birth
Date: N/A
Beginning
of Reign: May 1, 1045
End
of Reign: December 20, 1046
Date
of Death: late 1047
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: "elderly"
Lived
to Approx. Age: "old age"
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 19 months
Prior
Name (if different): John Gratian
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Although
he was well-respected, it is said that he obtained the election
due to bribery. He eventually abdicated (or was deposed). |
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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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St. Celestine V
[193] |
Birth
Date: c. 1209/1210
Beginning
of Reign: July 5, 1294
End
of Reign: December 13, 1294
Date
of Death: May 19, 1296
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 84-85
Lived
to Approx. Age: 86-87
Approx.
Length of Reign: Approx. 5 months
Prior
Name (if different): Pietro del Morrone
Feast
Day (if applicable): May 19
After
a long vacancy, a renown, ascetic and elderly hermit was elected
pope. Although a holy man, he was considered unsuited for the
demands of the papal office. He abdicated the papacy after a few
months. He was later held in custody until he died. |
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Gregory XII
[206] |
Birth
Date: c. 1325
Beginning
of Reign: November 30, 1406
End
of Reign: July 4, 1415
Date
of Death: October 18, 1417
Approx.
Age at Beginning of Reign: 81
Lived
to Approx. Age: 92
Approx.
Length of Reign: Over 8.5 years
Prior
Name (if different): Angelo Correr
Feast
Day (if applicable): N/A
Over
eighty years old at his election, Gregory sought to end the Great
Schism of the West. To that end, he ultimately convened the
Council of Constance and abdicated the papacy. |
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