| Benedict VI | |
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| Birth name | ??? |
| Papacy began | January 19, 973 |
| Papacy ended | June, 974 |
| Predecessor | John XIII |
| Successor | Benedict VII |
| Born | ??? Rome, Italy |
| Died | June, 974 Rome, Italy |
| Other popes named Benedict | |
Benedict VI (d. June, 974, Pope from January 19, 973 to June, 974) was born in Rome as the son of Hildebrand and was chosen with great ceremony and installed as Pope under the protection of the Emperor Otto I (936–973) on January 19, 973. During his pontificate, Benedict VI confirmed the privileges of some of the monasteries and churches. On the death of the Emperor, the people of Rome confined him in the Castel Sant'Angelo. After a period of less than two months, the Pope was strangled by order of Crescentius I, the son of the notorious Theodora, to prevent his release by Sicco, the imperial envoy of Otto II (973–983).
External links
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
"Pope Benedict VI" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.- Encyclopædia Britannica
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by John XIII |
Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Peter (deprecated A.D. 495), Vicar of Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles Supreme Pontiff (Pontifex Maximus) Patriarch of the West (deprecated 2006), Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province Servant of the Servants of God Pope 973–974 |
Succeeded by Benedict VII |
References
- 9th edition (1880s) of the Encyclopædia Britannica
