Pope Leo VI
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Pope Leo VI (880 – 12 February 929) was the 123rd bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States for just over seven months, from June 928 to his death. His pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum.
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Church
Catholic Church
Papacy began
June 928
Papacy ended
February 929
Predecessor
John X
Successor
Stephen VII
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Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna (916-928)
Created cardinal
916by Pope John X
Born
880Rome, Papal States
Died
February 929Rome, Papal States
Parents
Christophorus
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Preceded byJohn X
Preceded byJohn X
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byJohn X
Catholic Church titles
Pope 928–929
Catholic Church titles
Succeeded byStephen VII
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| Preceded byJohn X | Pope 928–929 | Succeeded byStephen VII |
References
- The Lives of the Popes From The Time Of Our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Accession of Gregory VIIhttps://archive.org/details/thelivesofthepop01platuoft
- Georgina Masson, The Companion Guide to Rome (1980), page 177
- Mann, page 188
- Mann, pgs. 163-164
- Mann, page 168
- Medical problems of performing artists, Volume 13 (1998), page 151
- Pierre Riché, The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe (1993), page 311