RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict IX

1012 - 1055

Pope Benedict IX

Pope Benedict IX (Latin: Benedictus IX; c. 1012 – c. 1056), 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 (1032–1044; 1045; 1047–1048). 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. Benedict was the nephew of his immediate predecessor, John XIX. In October 1032, Benedict's father obtained his election through bribery. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Benedict IX is the 171st most popular religious figure (up from 352nd in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Italy (up from 401st in 2019) and the 71st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict IX was most famous for being the first and only pope to resign from the papacy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict IX ranks 171 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory IX, Rebecca, Simon the Zealot, Pope Eugene IV, Bilal ibn Rabah, and Teresa of Ávila. After him are Pope Gregory XI, Agatha of Sicily, Pope Adrian I, Pope Gregory X, Pope Benedict XII, and Hagar.

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Pope Gregory IX
1160 - 1241
HPI: 81.10
Rank: 165
Rebecca
259 - Present
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 166
Simon the Zealot
1 - 107
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 167
Pope Eugene IV
1383 - 1447
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 168
Bilal ibn Rabah
580 - 642
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 169
Teresa of Ávila
1515 - 1582
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 170
Pope Benedict IX
1012 - 1055
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 171
Pope Gregory XI
1370 - 1378
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 172
Agatha of Sicily
235 - 261
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 173
Pope Adrian I
700 - 795
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 174
Pope Gregory X
1210 - 1276
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 175
Pope Benedict XII
1280 - 1342
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 176
Hagar
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 177

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1012, Pope Benedict IX ranks 1. After him are Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Marpa Lotsawa, García Sánchez III of Pamplona, Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, Mawdud of Ghazni, Odo of Gascony, and Cai Xiang. Among people deceased in 1055, Pope Benedict IX ranks 1. After him are Constantine IX Monomachos, Bretislav I, Samuel ibn Naghrillah, Adalbert, Margrave of Austria, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria, Hilarion of Kiev, and Welf, Duke of Carinthia.

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Pope Benedict IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1012 - 1055
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 1
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1012 - 1067
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 2
Marpa Lotsawa
PHILOSOPHER
1012 - 1097
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 3
García Sánchez III of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
1012 - 1054
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 4
Abbad II al-Mu'tadid
POLITICIAN
1012 - 1069
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 5
Mawdud of Ghazni
POLITICIAN
1012 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 6
Odo of Gascony
NOBLEMAN
1012 - 1039
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 7
Cai Xiang
POLITICIAN
1012 - 1067
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 8