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Pope Benedict VIII (Latin: Benedictus VIII; c. 980 – 9 April 1024) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until his death. He was born Theophylact to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum .
Benedict VIII was the pope from 1012 to 1024, the first of several pontiffs from the powerful Tusculani family. The ascendancy of the Tusculani marked the fall of the rival Crescentii family of Rome, which had come to dominate the papacy in the latter half of the 10th century.
Pope Benedict VIII was the 143rd pope and chosen after the short reign of antipope Gregory VI. He was Italian and ruled as pope during the 11th century. This article looks at his life as pope and the time before.
Pope Benedict VIII (Latin: Benedictus Octavus; –died April 9, 1024), born Teofillato or Theophylactus, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 144th Pope from 1012 to 1024.
BENEDICT VIII, POPE. Pontificate: May 18, 1012 to April 9, 1024; b. Theophylactus. He was a brother both to that Alberic who became consul et dux of Rome and to the future Pope john xix, and was the first pope of the tusculani.
Oct 11, 2023 · Pope Benedict VIII, the 143rd Pope of the Catholic Church, held his papacy from 1012 to 1024. His tenure was marked by a complex and tumultuous era in the Ch...
Benedict VIII was one of the many popes who were called upon to intervene in the interminable strife for precedence between the Patriarchs of Grado and of Aquileia (Dandolo, Chron., IX, 2, n. 2).
He fulfilled his promise in 1022 when, accompanied by the pope, he marched with a powerful army to south Italy, but although he scored some successes these were soon lost, and Benedict had to be satisfied that the advance of the Byzantines had at least been halted.[...]
The Holy See Pontiffs Benedict VIII [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - PT] Benedict VIII 143rd Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 18.V.1012: End Pontificate: 9.IV.1024: Secular Name: Teofilatto dei conti di Tuscolo ...
Pope Benedict VIII. Date of birth unknown; d. 9 April, 1024. The first of the Tusculan popes, being the son of Gregory, Count of Tusculum, and Maria, and brother of John XIX, he was, though a layman, imposed on the chair of Peter by force (18 May, 1012).
