Benedict IX

Pope of the Catholic Church

d. 1055

145th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · Oct 1032–Sep 1044 · 150th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · Nov 1047–Jul 1048

Pope Benedict IX, born Theophylact of Tusculum in Rome, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States for three periods between October 1032 and July 1048. Aged about 20 when first elected, he may have been the youngest pope in the history of the Catholic Church. He is the only person to have been pope more than once and the only person ever accused of selling the papacy.

Related people

Emmelina child of
Alberic III, Count of Tusculum child of
Peter, Duke of the Romans sibling of
John XIX succeeded
Sylvester III succeeded
Clement II succeeded
Wilfred of Besalú consecrator of
Gregory VI preceded
Sylvester III preceded
Damasus II preceded

Places

Cathedral of Grottaferrata · Grottaferrata · Rome · Papal States · Rome

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