Pope Benedict VIII: The First Tusculum Pope

Pope Benedict VIII: The First Tusculum Pope

by | Sep 4, 2021 | Popes

This, in some ways is the story of two families who used to be close, but over the generations, grew to hate each other. You may remember Theophylact, the Roman dictator, who married Theodora, a member of the Crescenti family. Their daughter, Marozia, became a...