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  • 51Pope John X —     Pope John X     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John X     Born at Tossignano, Romagna; enthroned, 914; died at Rome, 928. First a deacon ( see Deacons ), he became Archbishop of Ravenna about 905, as successor of Kailo. In a document dated 5… …

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  • 52Pope Saint Hilarus —     Pope Saint Hilarus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Saint Hilarus     [Also spelled HILARIUS]     Elected 461; the date of his death is given as 28 Feb., 468. After the death of Leo I, an archdeacon named Hilarus, a native of Sardinia,… …

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  • 53Pope Innocent X —     Pope Innocent X     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent X     (Giambattista Pamfili)     Born at Rome, 6 May, 1574; died there, 7 January, 1655. His parents were Camillo Pamfili and Flaminia de Bubalis. The Pamfili resided originally at… …

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  • 54Pope Paschal I —     Pope Paschal I     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Paschal I     (817 824)     The date of his birth is unknown; he died in April, May, or June, 824. He was the son of a Roman named Bonosus. While still young he joined the Roman clergy and was …

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  • 55Pope Innocent VI —     Pope Innocent VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent VI     (ETIENNE AUBERT)     Born at Mont in the Diocese of Limoges (France); elected at Avignon, 18 December 1352; died there, 12 September, 1362. He began his career as professor… …

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  • 56Pope Nicholas III —     Pope Nicholas III     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Nicholas III     (GIOVANNI GAETANI ORSINI)     Born at Rome, c. 1216; elected at Viterbo, 25 November, 1277; died at Soriano, near Viterbo, 22 August, 1280. His father, Matteo Rosso, was of …

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  • 57Pope Nicholas V —     Pope Nicholas V     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Nicholas V     (TOMMASO PARENTUCELLI)     A name never to be mentioned without reverence by every lover of letters, born at Sarzana in Liguria, 15 November, 1397; died in Rome, 24 5 March,… …

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  • 58Pope Sylvester II —     Pope Sylvester II     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Sylvester II     Reigned 999 1003; also called Gerbert. Born at or near Aurillac, Auvergne, France, about 940 950, of humble parents; died at Rome, 12 May, 1003. Gerbert entered the service …

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  • 59Pope Innocent XII —     Pope Innocent XII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent XII     (ANTONIO PIGNATELLI)     Born at Spinazzolo near Naples, 13 March, 1615; died at Rome, 27 September, 1700. Re entered the Roman Curia at the age of twenty and was… …

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  • 60Pope Benedict VII —     Pope Benedict VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Benedict VII     Date of birth unknown; d. c. October, 983. Acting under the influence of Sicco (see BENEDICT VI), the Roman clergy and people elected to succeed Benedict VI another… …

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