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Pope John VIII (Latin: Ioannes VIII; died 16 December 882) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 14 December 872 to his death. He is often considered one of the ablest popes of the 9th century. John devoted much of his papacy attempting to halt and reverse the Muslim gains in southern Italy and their march
Title / Office: pope (872-882) John VIII (born, Rome [Italy]—died Dec. 16, 882, Rome) was the pope from 872 to 882. John was a deacon of the Roman church when elected on Dec. 14, 872, to succeed Pope Adrian II. He supported archbishop St. Methodius in the Christianization of the Slavs and sanctioned the use of the Slavic language for the liturgy.
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Pope John VIII was born around the year 870 AD. His birth name is not known. The Pope died on December 16th, 882. He was 62 years old. John VIII was brutally assassinated by his own clerics. According to historical records, he was first poisoned before being clubbed to death. John VIII became pope on December 14th, 872.
Click to enlarge. John VIII, POPE (872-82), a Roman and the son of Gundus. He seems to have been born in the first quarter of the ninth century; d. December 16, 882. In 853 and 869 he appears as archdeacon of the Roman Church, and it was as such that he became pope (December 14, 872). His election was opposed by Formosus, who remained in ...
JOHN VIII, POPE Pontificate: Dec. 14, 872 to Dec. 16, 882. The son of the Roman, Gundo, he was an archdeacon of the Roman Church for twenty years before he succeeded adrian ii in the Papal See, despite the opposition of for mosus. In his ten-year pontificate John was compelled to contend with the eastern schism, Roman intrigue, the treachery of ...
JOHN VIII, ANTIPOPE. Pontificate: January 844. Virtually nothing is known of the deacon John, except that he was acclaimed pope upon the death of Pope Gregory IV (827 – 844). Gregory died in January, and the people of Rome rioted, seized the Lateran and proclaimed John the new pope. The city's aristocracy put down the uprising and forced John ...
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Search for: 'John VIII' in Oxford Reference ». (14 Dec. 872–16 Dec. 882)A Roman, son of Gundo, for twenty years archdeacon, the close collaborator of Nicholas I, he was elected at an uncertain interval after Hadrian II's death. Although elderly, he was energetic, resourceful, and highly experienced; in a crowded reign he struggled to uphold ...
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