| Benedict IX | |
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| Birth name | Theophylactus |
| Papacy began | 1. October, 1032 2. April, 1045 3. November, 1047 |
| Papacy ended | 1. September, 1044 2. May, 1045 3. July, 1048 |
| Predecessor | 1. John XIX 2. Pope John (numbering John XIX (born in Rome, died October 1032 born Romanus, was Pope from 1024 to 1032 Sylvester III 3. Sylvester III, né Giovanni dei Crescenzi &ndash Ottaviani family (born in Rome; died before 1063 was Pope in 1045 Clement II |
| Successor | 1. Clement II, né Suidger of Morsleben and Hornburg ( German Suidger von Morsleben und Hornburg) (1005 &ndash October 9, 1047) Sylvester III 2. Sylvester III, né Giovanni dei Crescenzi &ndash Ottaviani family (born in Rome; died before 1063 was Pope in 1045 Gregory VI 3. Damasus II |
| Born | c. Damasus II (died August 9, 1048) born Poppo, Pope from July 17, 1048 to August 9, 1048, was 1012 Rome, Italy |
| Died | September 5, 1065, or 1085 Grottaferrata, Italy |
| Other popes named Benedict | |
Pope Benedict IX (c. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Grottaferrata is a small town and Comune in the Province of Rome, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 km south east of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 1012 – 1055, 1065, or 1085), born Theophylactus, was Pope from 1032 to 1044, again in 1045, and finally from 1047 to 1048, the only man to have served as Pope for three discontinuous periods and the only man ever to have sold the papacy. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and He was also one of the youngest Popes.
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Biography
Benedict was born in Rome, the son of Alberic III, Count of Tusculum, and the nephew of Pope Benedict VIII (1012–1024) and Pope John XIX (1024–1032). Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Alberic III (died 1044 was the Count of Tusculum, along with Galeria, Preneste, and Arce, from 1024 when his brother the count Roman was elected The counts of Tusculum were the most powerful secular noblemen in Latium, near Rome, during the 10th century through 12th centuries Benedict VIII (born in Rome, died April 9, 1024) born Theophylactus, Pope from 1012 to 1024 of the noble family of the Pope John (numbering John XIX (born in Rome, died October 1032 born Romanus, was Pope from 1024 to 1032 His father obtained the Papal chair for him, granting it to his son in October 1032.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia[1] and other sources, Benedict IX was around 18 to 20 years old when made pontiff, although some sources claim 11 or 12. The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia He reportedly led an extremely dissolute life, and also allegedly had few qualifications for the papacy other than connections with a socially powerful family, although in terms of theology and the ordinary activities of the Church he was entirely orthodox. Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective St. Peter Damian described him as "feasting on immorality" and "a demon from hell in the disguise of a priest" in the Liber Gomorrhianus. Saint Peter Damian, OSB ( Petrus Damiani, also Pietro Damiani or Pier Damiani; c Saint Peter Damian, OSB ( Petrus Damiani, also Pietro Damiani or Pier Damiani; c
He was also accused by Bishop Benno of Piacenza of "many vile adulteries and murders. "[2] Pope Victor III in his third book of Dialogues, referred to "his rapes, murders and other unspeakable acts. Pope Victor III ( c.1026 &ndash 16 September 1087) born Daufer (Dauphar Latinised Dauferius, was the Pope (from His life as a Pope so vile, so foul, so execrable, that I shudder to think of it. "[3]
He was briefly forced out of Rome in 1036 and needed the support of Emperor Conrad II (1024–1039) to return. Conrad II (c 990&ndash June 4, 1039) was the son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace who inherited In September 1044 he was forced from the city again and replaced by Pope Sylvester III (1045), who is sometimes considered an antipope, though generally Benedict's abdication for a financial reward is recognized as valid. Sylvester III, né Giovanni dei Crescenzi &ndash Ottaviani family (born in Rome; died before 1063 was Pope in 1045 An antipope ( Latin: antipapa) is a person who makes a widely accepted claim to be the lawful Pope, in opposition to the pope recognised by the Roman Benedict IX's forces returned in April 1045 and expelled his rival. There is debate as to whether Sylvester validly acquiesced to his deposition, and thus as to who was true pope from this point until the reign of Pope Clement II when Sylvester had definitely accepted abdication. However, Benedict's second term as Pope is often recognized as valid. Benedict IX then resigned in May 1045, possibly to marry, selling his office to priest John Gratian, his godfather (possibly for over 650 kg /1450 lb of gold). NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** Simony is the Ecclesiastical crime of paying for Holy offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church named after Simon Magus, who appears in the A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's Baptism. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Gratian apparently became Pope Gregory VI (1045–46) in May, 1045, though if Sylvester never validly resigned, neither Benedict nor Gregory were true Pope during this period. Benedict IX apparently soon regretted the sale and returned to try to depose Gregory VI. Sylvester III also re-emerged to make a claim.
Benedict IX retook Rome and remained on the throne until July 1046, although Gregory VI continued to be recognized as the true Pope. Emperor Henry III (1039–1056) intervened, and at the Council of Sutri in December 1046 Benedict IX and Sylvester III were deprived of their offices and Gregory VI was encouraged to resign, which he did. Henry III ( 29 October 1017 &ndash 5 October 1056) called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty The Council of Sutri (or Synod of Sutri) was called by Pope Gregory VI at the behest of Henry III Sylvester accepted this, but Benedict IX did not actually attend. The German Bishop Suidger was crowned Pope Clement II (1046–1047), which Benedict IX rejected, though his abdication to Gregory VI was incontrovertible. Clement II, né Suidger of Morsleben and Hornburg ( German Suidger von Morsleben und Hornburg) (1005 &ndash October 9, 1047) After Clement II died in October 1047, Pope Benedict IX seized the Lateran Palace in November 1047, but was driven away in July 1048. The Lateran Palace, sometimes more formally known as the Apostolic Palace of the Lateran (Italian Palazzo Laterano) is an ancient Palace of the Roman During this period he is generally recognized to have had his third term as true Pope. Poppo of Brixen finally drove him out for good and was elected as Pope Damasus II (1048). Damasus II (died August 9, 1048) born Poppo, Pope from July 17, 1048 to August 9, 1048, was Benedict IX refused to appear on charges of simony in 1049 and was excommunicated. Simony is the Ecclesiastical crime of paying for Holy offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church named after Simon Magus, who appears in the Excommunication is a religious Censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community Benedict is universally regarded to have validly acquiesced to his third deposition, and Damasus II is universally recognized as Pope.
Benedict IX's eventual fate is obscure. He may have given up and resigned the pontificate, dying around 1065 in the Abbey of Grottaferrata. Papal abdication occurs in the Catholic Church when the Pope resigns his office Grottaferrata is a small town and Comune in the Province of Rome, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 km south east of Other sources say he died in 1085. Pope Leo IX (1049–1054) may have lifted the ban on him. Pope Another report is that he continued to seek support for a return but died in January 1055 or 1056.
References
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"Pope Benedict IX" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia. - ^ “Post multa turpia adulteria et homicidia manibus suis perpetrata, postremo, etc. ” Dümmler, Ernst Ludwig (1891), Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Libelli de lite, vol. Ernst Ludwig Dümmler ( 2 January 1830 - 11 September 1902) was a German Historian. I (Bonizonis episcopi Sutriensis: Liber ad amicum ed. ), Hannover: Deutsches Institut für Erforschung des Mittelalters, pp. 584, <http://www.uan.it/alim/letteratura.nsf/(volumiID)/A9E60829767DA2D2C1256D6B0074177B/$FILE/AlimBonizoAdamicum.doc?openelement>. Retrieved on 3 January 2008
- ^ “Cujus vita quam turpis, quam freda, quamque execranda extiterit, horresco referre. ” Victor III, Pope (1934), Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Libelli de lite (Dialogi de miraculis Sancti Benedicti Liber Tertius auctore Desiderio abbate Casinensis ed. Pope Victor III ( c.1026 &ndash 16 September 1087) born Daufer (Dauphar Latinised Dauferius, was the Pope (from ), Hannover: Deutsches Institut für Erforschung des Mittelalters, pp. 141, <http://www.uan.it/alim/letteratura.nsf/(volumiID)/D8115E7BB6446DC9C1256D660075CE62/$FILE/AlimDesiderioDialogi.doc?openelement>. Retrieved on 3 January 2008
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| Preceded by John XIX |
Pope 1032–1044 |
Succeeded by Sylvester III |
| Preceded by Sylvester III |
Pope 1045 |
Succeeded by Gregory VI |
| Preceded by Clement II |
Pope 1047–1048 |
Succeeded by Damasus II |
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