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Pope John VIII

820 - 882

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Pope John VIII (Latin: Ioannes VIII; died 16 December 882) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 14 December 872 to his death. He is often considered one of the most able popes of the 9th century. John devoted much of his papacy to attempting to halt and reverse the Muslim gains in southern Italy and their march northwards. When his efforts to obtain assistance from either the Franks or the Byzantines failed, John strengthened the defences of Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope John VIII is the 216th most popular religious figure (up from 261st in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Italy (up from 287th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John VIII is most famous for being the pope who had to deal with the aftermath of the Western Schism.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John VIII ranks 216 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John XIX, Thérèse of Lisieux, Pope Pius I, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Pope Sixtus II, and Saint Blaise. After him are Salome, Pope Honorius III, Pope Alexander III, Pope Adrian V, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Bernadette Soubirous.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 820, Pope John VIII ranks 1. After him are Álmos, Rastislav of Moravia, Ibn Khordadbeh, Ashot I of Armenia, Vímara Peres, Rhodri the Great, Presian I of Bulgaria, Al-Mahani, Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious, Ranulf I of Aquitaine, and Anandavardhana. Among people deceased in 882, Pope John VIII ranks 1. After him are Louis III of France, Louis the Younger, García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Hincmar, Rorik of Dorestad, and Eudokia Ingerina.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope John VIII ranks 225 out of 5,161. Before him are Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Carlo Collodi (1826), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Pope Pius I (90), Plautus (-254), and Giuseppe Meazza (1910). After him are Giorgione (1478), Terence Hill (1939), Pope Honorius III (1148), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Pope Alexander III (1100), and Pope Adrian V (1205).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope John VIII ranks 94. Before him are Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Boniface I (370), Pope Eugene III (1080), Pope Alexander I (100), Pope John XIX (975), and Pope Pius I (90). After him are Pope Honorius III (1148), Pope Alexander III (1100), Pope Adrian V (1205), Catherine of Siena (1347), Pope Lucius III (1110), and Pope Benedict XIII (1649).

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