POPE PASCAL II AND CONTINUED TROUBLES

by | Apr 15, 2022 | Popes

Pope Paschal II was born Ranierius in Bleda, Romagna, a small town in north central Italy. His date of birth is assumed to be between 1050 and 1055. At a young age, Ranierius was sent to the abbey of Cluny, in France, to become a religious monk. As a young man, still,...

POPE VICTOR III, “A MAN OF UNUSUAL HOLINESS”

by | Mar 24, 2022 | Popes

Dauferio of Benevento, Pope Victor III, was born around 1026, possibly the son of Prince Landulf V, a Lombard prince. As an only son, the family expected Dauferio to marry and carry on the family name. However, twice he managed to escape arranged marriages and go to a...