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Pope Stephen IX

1020 - 1058

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Pope Stephen IX (Latin: Stephanus, christened Frederick; c. 1020 – 29 March 1058) was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 August 1057 to his death on 29 March 1058. He was a member of the Ardenne-Verdun family, who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine, and started his ecclesiastical career as a canon in Liège. He was invited to Rome by Pope Leo IX, who made him chancellor in 1051 and one of three legates to Constantinople in 1054. The failure of their negotiations with Patriarch Michael I Cerularius of Constantinople and Archbishop Leo of Ohrid led to the permanent East–West Schism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Stephen IX is the 415th most popular religious figure (up from 606th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from France (up from 673rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Religious Figure.

Pope Stephen IX was most famous for his involvement in the Investiture Controversy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Stephen IX ranks 415 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Anastasius III, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Faustina Kowalska, Dionysius Exiguus, Antipope John XXIII, and Gregory of Nyssa. After him are Pope Callixtus I, Pope Hyginus, Saint Nino, Pope Benedict VII, Saint Ursula, and Pope Telesphorus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1020, Pope Stephen IX ranks 2. Before him is Pope Gregory VII. After him are Yūsuf Balasaguni, Sweyn II of Denmark, Su Song, Guo Xi, Constantine the African, William I, Count of Burgundy, Gunhilda of Denmark, Vladimir of Novgorod, Zhang Zai, and Henry II, Count of Louvain. Among people deceased in 1058, Pope Stephen IX ranks 1. After him are Solomon ibn Gabirol, Casimir I the Restorer, Al-Mawardi, Judith of Schweinfurt, Ermesinde of Carcassonne, Lulach, William VII, Duke of Aquitaine, and Stephen I of Croatia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pope Stephen IX ranks 341 out of 6,770. Before him are Elisabeth of France (1602), Édouard Daladier (1884), Guillaume de Machaut (1300), Chlothar I (498), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), and Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645). After him are Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), Adolphe Thiers (1797), Désirée Clary (1777), Constantine II (316), Chrétien de Troyes (1135), and Sophie Germain (1776).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Pope Stephen IX ranks 26. Before him are Saint Roch (1295), Francis de Sales (1567), Hugues de Payens (1074), Vincent de Paul (1581), Jacques de Molay (1243), and Pope Nicholas II (990). After him are Genevieve (423), Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), Suger (1080), Jean-Louis Tauran (1943), John Vianney (1786), and Marcel Lefebvre (1905).

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