Benedict IX
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Rome |
Italy | |
Died | Grottaferrata |
Italy | |
Papacy ended | September 1044 |
May 1045 | |
July 1048 | |
Papacy began | October 1032 |
April 1045 | |
November 1047 | |
Parents | Alberic III, Count of Tusculum |
Siblings | Gregory II, Count of Tusculum |
Church | Catholic Church |
Grandparents | Gregory I, Count of Tusculum |
Successor | Sylvester III |
Gregory VI | |
Damasus II | |
Predecessor | John XIX |
Sylvester III | |
Clement II | |
Date of birth | January 1,1012 |
Place of burial | Exarchic Greek Monastery of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, Grottaferrata, Italy |
Full name | Theophylactus of Tusculum |
Great grandparent | Alberic II of Spoleto |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 616586 |
Benedict IX Life story
Pope Benedict IX, born Theophylactus 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 is one of the youngest popes in history.