| Sergius II | |
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| Birth name | ??? |
| Papacy began | January, 844 |
| Papacy ended | January 24, 847 |
| Predecessor | Gregory IV |
| Successor | Leo IV |
| Born | ??? Rome, Italy |
| Died | January 24, 847 ??? |
| Other popes named Sergius | |
Sergius II was Pope from January, 844-January 24, 847. Events By Place Europe Rhodri ''Mawr'' ('the Great' becomes king of Gwynedd. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events By Place Europe Bari is dominated by the Saracens. According to the Annales Bertiniani, Gregory IV, Pope ( September 20, 827 - January 11, 844) was chosen to succeed Valentine in December 827 on which occasion Pope 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 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events By Place Europe Bari is dominated by the Saracens. According to the Annales Bertiniani, History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Events By Place Europe Rhodri ''Mawr'' ('the Great' becomes king of Gwynedd. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events By Place Europe Bari is dominated by the Saracens. According to the Annales Bertiniani,
On the death of Gregory IV the archdeacon John was proclaimed pope by popular acclamation, while the nobility elected Sergius, a Roman of noble birth. Gregory IV, Pope ( September 20, 827 - January 11, 844) was chosen to succeed Valentine in December 827 on which occasion Pope John VIII or Pope John was an Antipope of the Roman Catholic church, during the year of 844. 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 The opposition was suppressed, with Sergius intervening to save John's life. Sergius was then consecrated immediately by the nobles (or the bishops), without seeking the ratification of the Frankish court.
The Holy Roman Emperor Lothair I, however, disapproved of this abandoning of the Constitutio Romana of 824 which included the statute that no pope should be consecrated until his election had the approval of the Frankish emperor. Lothair I ( German: Lothar, French: Lothaire, Italian: Lotario) (795 &ndash 29 September 855) The Constitutio Romana, in nine articles was drawn up in 824 when Pope Eugene II needed the help of Lothair, son of the Holy Roman Emperor He sent an army under his son Louis, the recently appointed viceroy of Italy, to re-establish his authority. Louis II the Younger (825 &ndash 12 August 875) was the King of Italy from 844 and then Emperor from 855 until his death A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the Monarch. The Church and the Emperor reached an accommodation, with Louis being crowned king of Lombardy by Sergius, although the Pope did not accede to all the demands made upon him. Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the
Sergius contributed to urban redevelopment in Rome, relying on some consider to be dubious means of gaining money. 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 Simony is said to have flourished during the reign of Sergius II. 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
During his pontificate Rome was ravaged and the churches of St. Peter and St. Paul were sacked by Saracens, who also assaulted Porto and Ostia (August 846). The Basilica of Saint Peter (Basilica Sancti Petri officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St The Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls or St Paul-without-the-Walls (Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura is one of four churches considered to be the great Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam. Ostia Antica was the Harbour of Ancient Rome and perhaps its first colonia. Sergius died while negotiating between two patriarchs and was succeeded by Pope Leo IV. Pope
References
- Cheetham, Nicolas, Keepers of the Keys, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. ISBN 0-684-1863-X
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| Preceded by Gregory IV |
Pope 844–847 |
Succeeded by Leo IV |
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Gregory IV, Pope ( September 20, 827 - January 11, 844) was chosen to succeed Valentine in December 827 on which occasion While the term " Pope " ( Latin: papa "father'" is used in several Churches to denote their high spiritual leaders ( e Pope The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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