Benedict IX
Pope of the Catholic Church
d. 1055
145th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · Oct 1032–Sep 1044 · 147th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · Apr 1045–May 1045 · 150th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · Nov 1047–Jul 1048
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 145 · Oct 1032 – Sep 1044
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 147 · Apr 1045 – May 1045
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 150 · 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 · traditional
- Alberic III, Count of Tusculum child of · traditional
- Peter, Duke of the Romans sibling of · traditional
- John XIX succeeded · traditional
- Sylvester III succeeded · traditional
- Clement II succeeded · traditional
- Wilfred of Besalú consecrator of · traditional
- Gregory VI preceded · traditional
- Sylvester III preceded · traditional
- Damasus II preceded · traditional
Places
- Cathedral of Grottaferrata burial
- Grottaferrata death
- Rome ministry
- Papal States ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.