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Pope Benedict III

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Benedict III
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Birth name  ???
Papacy began September 29, 855
Papacy ended 7 April, 858
Predecessor Leo IV
Successor Nicholas I
Born  ???
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Died 7 April, 858
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Other Popes named Benedict

Benedict III was Pope from 855 to 7 April, 858.

Prior to his election, Benedict had a reputation for learning and piety. He was elected upon the refusal of Hadrian, the initial choice of clergy and people. A group of important people preferred a different candidate, Anastasius. This latter group had Benedict's election disavowed and Anastasius installed. However, popular opinion was so strong that Benedict's consecration was allowed. The Emperor Louis II's envoys forced Benedict to handle Anastasius and his adherents leniently. The schism helped to weaken the hold of the emperors upon the popes, especially upon their elections.

Benedict intervened in the conflict between the sons of Lothair I (the future Lothair II, Louis II and Charles the Bald, who ironically wasn't bald) on the latter's death. He was active in other cases and adopted a firm position towards Constantinople.

Aethelwulf of Wessex and his son, the future Alfred the Great visited Rome in Benedict's reign.

Some contested accounts place the three-year-term of Pope Joan between the reigns of Pope Leo IV and Benedict, leaving only a term of a few months for Benedict.


Preceded by:
Leo IV 		Pope
855–858 		Succeeded by:
Nicholas I


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