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POPE CLEMENT II, ANOTHER ASSASSINATED POPE?

by | Jan 6, 2022 | Popes

Suidger von Morsleben was born in Hornburg, Saxony (Germany) around 967. His parents were Count Konrad of Hornburg and his wife, Amilrad. Young Suidger went to Halberstadt to study and became a canon. In 1032, he became the chaplain for Archbishop Hermann of...

POPE GREGORY VI: THE MAN WHO BOUGHT THE PAPACY

by | Dec 4, 2021 | Popes

Giovanni Graziano, in English, John Gratian, was born in the late 900s, in Rome Italy. It is probably a sure thing that his family was well established, since he became the godfather of the child of the very wealthy Tusculum family. About the same time, he was...

Pope Sylvester III: The Temporary Pope

by | Nov 16, 2021 | Popes

There was once a time when distant cousins vied for the papacy. This was no small family squabble. This included major politics and murder. The two families were the Crescenti and the Tusculum counts. Giovanni de Crescenti-Ottaviani was born in about 1000, while his...

Pope Benedict IX: Three Time Pope

by | Sep 29, 2021 | Popes

It was “all in the family” for the Tusculum counts. Brothers, Popes Benedict VIII and John XIX, ruled twenty years between them before dying. There was one brother left and he was filthy rich and very powerful. Wanting to keep the papacy in the family, he...

Pope John XIX: The Originator of Indulgences

by | Sep 14, 2021 | Popes

Romanus of Tusculum was the brother of Pope Benedict VIII. While his brother was on the throne of Peter, Romanus, a layman, was both counsel and senator of Rome, wielding much power. When Benedict died in April 1024, Romanus may have paid his way onto the empty...