RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Leo VIII

900 - 965

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Pope Leo VIII (c. 915 – 1 March 965) was a Roman prelate who claimed the Holy See from 963 until 964 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V and again from 23 June 964 to his death. Today, he is considered by the Catholic Church to have been an antipope during the first period and the legitimate pope during the second. An appointee of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Leo VIII's pontificate occurred after the period known as the saeculum obscurum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Leo VIII is the 557th most popular religious figure (up from 727th in 2019), the 649th most popular biography from Italy (up from 938th in 2019) and the 244th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Leo VIII is most famous for his 1864 papal bull, "Quanta Cura" which condemned liberalism, socialism, and communism.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Leo VIII ranks 557 out of 3,187. Before him are Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Pope Felix IV, Pope Romanus, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, and Uwais al-Qarani. After him are Moses the Black, Saint Menas, Philomena, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Jehoshaphat, and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Pope Leo VIII ranks 12. Before him are Oleg of Novgorod, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Stephen VIII, Pope Agapetus II, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, and Halfdan Ragnarsson. After him are Eochaid, son of Rhun, Robert the Strong, Banū Mūsā, Berengar II of Italy, Guy III of Spoleto, and Antipope Christopher. Among people deceased in 965, Pope Leo VIII ranks 2. Before him is Pope Benedict V. After him are Al-Mutanabbi, Bruno the Great, Hedwig of Saxony, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, Ibn Hibban, Gero, Otto, Duke of Burgundy, and Joseph Bringas.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Leo VIII ranks 649 out of 5,161. Before him are Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1479), Pope Felix IV (480), Pope Romanus (850), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Giulio Andreotti (1919), and Queen Paola of Belgium (1937). After him are Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610), Franco Nero (1941), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), Alcide De Gasperi (1881), Filippo Inzaghi (1973), and Hiero II of Syracuse (-308).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Leo VIII ranks 244. Before him are Dominic Savio (1842), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), Pope Eusebius (250), Pope Vigilius (500), Pope Felix IV (480), and Pope Romanus (850). After him are Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788), Pope Severinus (600), Pope Stephen V (850), Paul the Deacon (720), Francis of Paola (1416), and Saint Rosalia (1130).

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