Marinus II
pope
b. 9th century · d. May 946
128th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 4 Nov 942–May 946
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 128 · 4 Nov 942 – May 946
Pope Marinus II was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 30 October 942 to his death. He ruled during the Saeculum obscurum. He was also erroneously called Pope Martin III leading to the second pope named Martin taking the name Martin IV.
Related people
- Stephen VIII succeeded · traditional
- Agapetus II preceded · traditional
Places
- Rome ministry
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Papal States ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.