RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict III

810 - 858

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Pope Benedict III (Latin: Benedictus III; died 17 April 858) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 29 September 855 to his death on 17 April 858. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Benedict III is the 332nd most popular religious figure (up from 416th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 473rd in 2019) and the 159th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict III is most famous for being the pope who crowned Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict III ranks 332 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory IV, Saint Boniface, Saint Pantaleon, Maya, Ephrem the Syrian, and Thích Nhất Hạnh. After him are John Harvard, Pope Nicholas III, Hugues de Payens, Pope Gregory VI, Pope Anastasius I, and Cyprian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 810, Pope Benedict III ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad al-Bukhari, and John Scotus Eriugena. After him are Abbas ibn Firnas, Kenneth MacAlpin, Kassia, Halfdan the Black, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Hastein, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Eulogius of Córdoba. Among people deceased in 858, Pope Benedict III ranks 2. Before him is Æthelwulf, King of Wessex. After him are Kenneth MacAlpin, Emperor Montoku, Li Shangyin, and Sedulius Scottus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict III ranks 352 out of 5,161. Before him are Marsilio Ficino (1433), Gordian III (225), Juvenal (50), Paolo Uccello (1475), Giorgio Armani (1934), and Vittore Carpaccio (1465). After him are Benvenuto Cellini (1500), Pope Nicholas III (1215), Aldo Moro (1916), Pope Gregory VI (1000), Pope Anastasius I (340), and Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict III ranks 159. Before him are Pope Eutychian (300), Pope Martin I (590), Pope Paul I (700), Pope Felix III (440), Pope Alexander IV (1200), and Pope Gregory IV (790). After him are Pope Nicholas III (1215), Pope Gregory VI (1000), Pope Anastasius I (340), Pope Hormisdas (450), Pope Victor III (1027), and Pope Stephen I (200).

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