POPE JOHN VIII, FIRST ASSASSINATED POPE

by | Jun 21, 2020 | Popes

Pope John was a native of Rome, born in the first quarter of the 9th century, some say in 816. His father was known as Gundus. As a young man, John witnessed the sack of Rome by the Saracens. During that battle, the enemy partly destroyed Old St. Peter’s Basilica...