Benedict VIII
pope
b. c. 980 · d. 15 Apr 1024
143rd Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 24 May 1012–9 Apr 1024
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 143 · 24 May 1012 – 9 Apr 1024
Pope Benedict VIII was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until 1024. He was born Theophylact of Tusculum to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. Unusually for a medieval pope, he had strong authority both in Rome and abroad.
Related people
- Maria child of · traditional
- Gregory I, Count of Tusculum child of · traditional
- John XIX sibling of · traditional
- Alberic III, Count of Tusculum sibling of · traditional
- Sergius IV succeeded · traditional
- Wilfred of Besalú consecrator of · traditional
- Arnoldo di Sassoni consecrator of · traditional
- John XIX preceded · traditional
Places
- Rome ministry
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Papal States ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.