RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict VIII

980 - 1024

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Pope Benedict VIII (Latin: Benedictus VIII; c. 980 – 9 April 1024) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until his death. He was born Theophylact of Tusculum 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Benedict VIII is the 305th most popular religious figure (down from 201st in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Italy (down from 229th in 2019) and the 145th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict VIII is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated his own godson, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto III.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 305 out of 3,187. Before him are Denis, Pope John II, Saint Cecilia, Pope Soter, Pope Leo II, and Pope Eleutherius. After him are Pope Sylvester III, Saint Roch, Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Eugene II, Amos, and Ahmed Yassin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 980, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 3. Before him are Avicenna, and Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Gisela of Hungary, Olof Skötkonung, Harald II of Denmark, Hemma of Gurk, Tancred of Hauteville, Mokjong of Goryeo, Gerard of Csanád, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, and Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 1024, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 2. Before him is Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Eiríkr Hákonarson, and Abd al-Rahman V.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 318 out of 5,161. Before him are Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Soter (120), Torquato Tasso (1544), Pope Leo II (611), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696), and Alessandro Scarlatti (1660). After him are Pope Sylvester III (1000), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), Pliny the Younger (61), and Umberto I of Italy (1844).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 145. Before him are Pope Boniface VI (800), Denis (210), Pope John II (470), Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Soter (120), and Pope Leo II (611). After him are Pope Sylvester III (1000), Pope Eugene II (780), Pope Liberius (310), Longinus (100), Pope Benedict I (525), and Hippolytus of Rome (170).

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