Sergius III
pope (860-911)
b. c. 860 · d. 14 Apr 911
119th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 3 Feb 904–14 Apr 911
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 119 · 3 Feb 904 – 14 Apr 911
Pope Sergius III was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from 29 January 904 to his death. He was pope during a period of violence and disorder in central Italy, when warring aristocratic factions sought to use the material and military resources of the papacy. At the behest of Theophylact I of Tusculum, Sergius seized the papal throne from Antipope Christopher, who in turn had deposed Pope Leo V.
Related people
- Leo V succeeded · traditional
- John XI parent of · traditional
- Anastasius III preceded · traditional
Places
- Rome ministry
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Papal States ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.