Pope Benedict VIII

Pope

Benedict VIII
Pope; Benedict VIII
Bishop of Rome
	Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor and Benedict VIII, in a fresco from the Vatican Archives
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	18 May 1012
Papacy ended	9 April 1024
Predecessor	Sergius IV
Successor	John XIX
Personal details
Born	Theophylactus; c. 980; Rome, Papal States
Died	9 April 1024; Rome, Papal States
	Other popes named Benedict

Pope Benedict VIII (Latin: Benedictus VIII; c. 980^[1] – 9 April 1024^[2]) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until his death. He was born Theophylact to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. Unusually for a medieval pope, he had strong authority both in Rome and abroad.

Theophylact was born to Count Gregory I of Tusculum. The family had already produced three popes: John XI (r. 931–935), and John XII (r. 955–964), and Benedict VII (r. 973–974). Theophylact became pope on 18 May 1012 and took the name Benedict VIII.^[2]

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