RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Stephen VIII

900 - 942

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Pope Stephen VIII (Latin: Stephanus VIII; died October 942) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from 14 July 939 to his death. His pontificate occurred during the Saeculum obscurum, when the power of popes was diminished by the ambitious counts of Tusculum, and was marked by the conflict between his patron, Alberic II of Spoleto, and King Hugh of Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Stephen VIII is the 463rd most popular religious figure (up from 474th in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from Italy (up from 546th in 2019) and the 220th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Stephen VIII is most famous for ordering the death of his predecessor, Pope Formosus.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 463 out of 3,187Before him are Pope John III, Salome, James the Less, Sarah Baartman, Pope Hilarius, and Al-Mansur. After him are Muhammad al-Baqir, Pope Valentine, Pope Miltiades, Abu Dawood, Clement of Ohrid, and Tiye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 8Before him are Gorm the Old, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Leo VII, Pope Lando, Oleg of Novgorod, and Pope Benedict VI. After him are Pope Agapetus II, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Pope Leo VIII, Eochaid, son of Rhun, and Robert the Strong. Among people deceased in 942, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 2Before him is William Longsword. After him are Saadia Gaon, Odo of Cluny, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, Shi Jingtang, Pietro Participazio, and Agapius of Hierapolis.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 516 out of 5,161Before him are Maria Anna of Savoy (1803), Tinto Brass (1933), Pope Hilarius (415), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), Antonio Meucci (1808), and Totila (500). After him are Lucky Luciano (1897), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Zeuxis (-500), Octavia the Younger (-69), Pope Valentine (780), and Gaius Maecenas (-68).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Stephen VIII ranks 220Before him are Pope Zephyrinus (150), Pope Nicholas I (800), Pope Anterus (180), Pope Stephen VII (850), Pope John III (520), and Pope Hilarius (415). After him are Pope Valentine (780), Pope Miltiades (250), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Januarius (272), and Pope Agapetus II (900).