| John IX | |
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| Birth name | ??? |
| Papacy began | January, 898 |
| Papacy ended | January, 900 |
| Predecessor | Theodore II |
| Successor | Benedict IV |
| Born | ??? ??? |
| Died | 900 ??? |
| Other popes named John | |
John IX, Pope from 898 to 900, not only confirmed the judgment of his predecessor Pope Theodore II (897) in granting Christian burial to Pope Formosus (891–896), but at a council held at Ravenna decreed that the records of the synod which had condemned him should be burned. Finding, however, that it was advisable to cement the ties between the empire and the papacy, John IX gave unhesitating support to Lambert in preference to Arnulf, and also induced the council to determine that henceforth the consecration of the Popes should take place only in the presence of the imperial legates. The sudden death of Lambert shattered the hopes which this alliance seemed to promise. John IX was succeeded by Pope Benedict IV (900–903).
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| Preceded by Theodore II |
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 898–900 |
Succeeded by Benedict IV |
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