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What was St. Sixtus II known for?
What was St. Fabian known for?
Fun Facts about the Popes Pt. 1
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What was St. Fabian known for?
Divided Rome into 7 districts, each supervised by a deacon
He probably did not baptize Emperor Philip the Arab
He loved Hippolytuis, of whom was still alive
We know nothing of his background besides his father's name and his class
2
What was St. Sixtus II known for?
Kill by beheading
He was martyred along with 7 deacons
Ruled from 31st of August, 257 to the 6th of August, 258
3
What is St. Eusebius known for?
Bishop of Rome from January (or 18 April) 308/310 until exile on 17 August
He died in exile, is considered a martyr
4
What was Severinus known for
His pontificate was sanctioned on 28 May 640, but he died two months later.
It took 18 months to obtain imperial recognition for his election
He was caught up in a power struggle with Byzantine Emperor Heraclius
5
What was Leo VIII known for?
He was antipope in opposition to John XII
His pontificate is considered invalid by the church
6
What is Anastasius III known for?
Almost nothing is recorded of his papacyIU
Almost nothing
7
What was St. Anastasius known for?
Tried to end the Acacian schism, but it resulted in the Laurentian schism.
Earliest pope not have been canonized by the Latin church but the Eastern
8
What was St. Damascus I known for?
Damascus High School
First pope from what is now Portugal
Damacus
First pope to head the church after they got rid of Pontifex Maximus titles
9
What was Stephen VII known for?
Sometimes called Stephen VIII
Very little is known about his pontificate
10
What was Stephen V known for?
Pursued the policy of St. Nicholas I
Sometimes called Stephen VI
11
What was St. Leo II known for?
His reign was incredibly short
Leo II was elected within days
12
What was Adrian I known for?
Fifth longest reigning pope
Indirectly helped unite the Franks and Lombards
Died on Christmas day 795
Lived to be 95
13
What was Romanus known for?
Little is known of Romanus's background
idek what he did
14
What was Dioscorus known for
In opposition to Boniface II
Died less than a month after being elected
Technically an antipope, despite being elected by the majority
15
What was St. Pius I known for?
He is the namesake of the Prius line of cars
Declared Easter only be celebrated on Sunday
Similar to St. Clement, he was tied to an anchor and thrown in the ocean
Martyred by sword
16
What was St. John II known for?
First pope to not use his birth name as his papal name
He was the last Roman pope
He gave a lot of gifts to St. Clement's Basilica
His birth name was "Mercurius"
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What was St. Zephyrinus known for
Combated against adoptionist heresies
He went through immense suffering
He was the last pope of the 2nd century
He was martyred
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What is Lando known for?
We don't know exactly when his papacy started or ended
We do know his reign was short
19
What was St. Linus known for?
He was the namesake of Linus Tech Tips
He was POSSIBLY mentioned in the New Testament
Feast day 26 April
He was the first Roman pope
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What was Donus known for?
Donus expanded the clergy of Rome with twelve new priests and five deacons.
Pontificate for about two years
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What was St. Siricius known for?
He was the first to command celibacy for priests
He is sometimes said to be the first bishop of Rome to call himself pope.
22
What was St. Paul known for?
Brother of Stephen II (II)
he did nothing else bruh
Brother of Stephen II (I)
23
What was Agatho known for?
He lived for 103 years
He is said to be the longest lived pope ever, living from 577 to 681
Pope during the Third Council of Constantinople (680)
He lived for 104 years
24
What was Eugene II known for?
Agreed upon a Constitutio Romana
Was elected by nobles, even though they had no power to do so
Rumored to be Valentine's father or lover
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What was Gregory VII known for?
Excommunicated the German king three times
One of the great reforming popes
He was later accused of NECROMANCY
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What was St. Silverius known for?
yeah idk what to put here
He was exiled
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What was St. Liberius known for?
He was banished
Earliest Pope not canonized by the Church
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What was Benedict I known for?
Very little is known about what Pope Benedict I did during his time as pope
Benedict I spent most of his time dealing with the Lombards/their threats.
29
What was Eugene I known for
son of Rufinianus.
He was chosen to become Pope after the banishment of Martin I
30
What was St. Hormisdas known for?
He resolved the Acacian Schism, witness Rome and Constantinople reunite
His notes page on the List of Popes Wikipedia just says "Acacian Schism"
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What was Nautilus known for?
He was Pope at the same time as St. Zephyrinus
He loved seashells, hence his name
He was the last pope of the 2nd century
He was the first antipope of Rome
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What was Benedict X known for?
Nephew of Benedict IX
Antipope
His mother was present at his trial
In opposition to Nicholas II
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What was Marinus II known for?
<-----
Erroneously called Martin III
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What was Conon known for?
People really liked him so they put aside their differences to elect him
yeah he didn't do much otherwise
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What was Theodore II known for?
Little is known of his background
He was pope for 20 days
36
What was John VII known for?
Second pope to bear the name of his predecessor
Emperor Justinian II did not like him and vice versa
37
What was St. Dionysus known for?
He had to reorganize the Church after persecutions from the Romans
I am out of things to say his wikipedia article doesn't have anything good
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What was St. Eutychian known for?
He is said to have have buried 324 martyrs with his own hands
Eutychian is said to have allowed blessing of grapes + beans on the altar
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What was St. Victor I known for?
Quartodecimanism controversy.
Excommunicated Theodotus of Byzantium
First pope born in Africa
He was martyred
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What was St. Pontian known for?
He was exiled to an island off the coast of Italy
He was the first pope to abdicate
He reconciled with Hippolytus
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What is St. Leo I "The Great" known for?
He convinced Attila the Hun to turn back his invasion of Italy.
He convinced the Vandals to spare the lives of the citizenry of Rome
He wrote the Tome
42
What was Sabinian known for?
Sabinian was elected to succeed Gregory probably in March 604
First pope to be controlled by the Eastern Roman empire
43
What was John IV known for?
he condemned Monothelism as heresy.
According to sacred tradition, he created the Catholic Church in Croatia
44
What was Sisinnius known for?
Much of what is known is deduced from four lines from Liber Pontificalis
Little is known of his early life and career
45
What was Sylvester II known for?
Birth name Gerbert
Last pope of the 1st millennium and first pope of the 2nd millennium
46
What was Sylvester III known for?
The validity of his election is questioned
Deposed at the Council of Sutiri
47
What was Clement II known for?
He crowned a king
Pope at the same time as Benedict IX and Gregory VI
not much else tbh
48
What was St. Anastasius I known for?
He was the last priest of the 4th century
He was friends with Augustine and Jerome
He was the first two instruct priests to bow their heads
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What was St. Stephen I known for?
He might have been beheaded while celebrating Mass on his throne
Got beheaded
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What was Laurentis known for?
In opposition to Symmachus
Antipope
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What was Marinus I known for?
Once wrongly called Martin II, leading next Martin to be called Martin IV
Freed the anglo saxons in rome from taxation
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What was St. Leo III known for?
He seems to have known Greek
He got attacked by relatives of Adrian I
Last pope of the 8th century and first of 9th century
He crowned Charlemange, initiating what would become the Holy roman Empire
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What is St. Celestine I known for
Celestine's pontificate was spent fighting teachings deemed heretical.
Nothing is known of his history except that his father's name was Priscus.
Having a cool name
He may have been a relative of the emperor Valenti
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What was St. Eleutherius known for?
He was not martyred, unlike other popes at the time
He was Greek
feast day may 6th
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What was Stephen IX known for?
He was poisoned
Sometimes called Stephen X
He was either gifted or stole a lot of money so people became sus of him
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What was St. Anacletus known for?
Once erroneously split into Cletus and Anacletus
First Greek Pope
He was the second longest pope to serve during the 1st century
Second Roman Pope
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What was Leo IX known for?
Required celibacy for all ranks of the church down to subdeacons
His town, Toul, was exposed to famine AND war
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What was Benedict VI known for
Record of Benedict VI's reign as pope is scant
Pontificate lasted for just over a year
Boniface VII commanded him to be murdered by a priest
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What was Boniface VII known for
He plundered the Vatican of it's valuables
in opposition to Benedict VI
Antipope
He usurped the pontificate
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What was Agapetus known for?
yeah
He uhhh stuff with otto I, I guess
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What was St. Mark known for?
He compiled stories of martyrs and bishops before his time
He burned many records regarding the early church
Maybe have founded two churches in the area of Rome possibly
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What was John XV known for?
french dispute
he was the first pope to canonize a saint
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What is St. Felix IV known for?
Sometimes called Felix III
He is the most recent pope to bear the name "Felix"
He consecrated no fewer than thirty-nine bishops
First pope to have a proper portrait
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What was St. Gelasius I known for?
The last African pope
First pope to be called Vicar Christi
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What is St. Marcellinus I known for?
He may have renounced Christianity but repented later.
He was the last pope of the 3rd century
He is omitted from the list of Martyrs
He was the first pope of the 4th century
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What was Pelagius I known for?
Credited with the construction of the basilica of Santi Apostoli.
Not much else tbh
67
What was Gregory VI known for?
He tried to bring civil order using the army and it failed
Pope at the same time as Clement II and Benedict IX
His papacy "did not bring peace"
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What was Benedict VIII known for?
Helped fight the Saracens in Sardinia
Conferred with Henry II about the Byzantines
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What was John XII known for
POSSIBLY murdered in 964
Died at the end of the Saeculum Obscurum
Back for round two baby
70
What was St. Felix I known for?
He may have died a martyr, maybe not
He was Roman
me me click me
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What was Boniface III known for?
Esablished no pope could be elected till 3 days after death of predecessor
He forbade during the lifetime of a pope to discuss the his successor(s)
Despite his short papacy, he made significant contribution to the Church.
72
What was Benedict V known for?
Overthrown by Otto and Leo VIII was put back into power
Elected by the people in opposition of Leo VIII
73
What was St. Evaristus known for?
He was the last pope of the 1st century
Divided Rome into parishes and assigned a pope to each
He was a Hellenized Jew
Was martyred by being tied to a cross at lit on fire
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What is St. Boniface I known for?
He was married and his wife died before he became pope.
He lived 68 years
75
What was Clement III known for?
Appointed by the German king
Antipope
in opposition to Gregory III, Victor III, Urban II, and Paschal II
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What was John XIV
Killed by Boniface VII
Fourth pope to not use his birth name
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What was St. Simplicius known for
He witnessed the fall of Rome
Being simple
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What was St. Anicetus known for?
He martyred by sword
Declared priests could not have short hair
Was martyred
Declared priests could not have long hair
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What was Stephen VI known for?
Held the infamous Cadaver Synod
Put a corpse on trial, had it executed
Sometimes called Stephen VII
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What was St. Miltiades known for
He was from West Africa
He was the first pope after the Edict of Milan
He was African
It is not known when he was born
81
What was Honorius II known for?
Antipope
idk there's a lot I ain't reading allat
in opposition to Alexander II
82
What was Gregory IV known for?
His pontificate saw the breakup of the Carolingian Empire in 843
Tried to resolve quarrels between Louis the Pious and his sons
83
What was Sergius I known for
He was Syrian
The emperor decreed he should be arrested but that was upset by a milita
84
What was St. Sylvester known for
It is uncertain when he was born
He had a bunch of important buildings built
He is associated with Constantine for some reason
His role in Home Stlone
85
What was Stephen III known for?
His supporters began to brutally attack key members of Constantine's regime
Sometimes called Stephen IV
He became pope after antipope Philip
Extreme violence happened after his election
86
What was Valentine known for
valentine day
He was unusually close to his predecessor, Eugene II
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What was Vigilus known for?
First pope to use the term "pope"
The first pope to not have the "St." in front of his name
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What was St. Felix III known for?
He is the grandfather of Gregory I
He was the great-great-grandfather of Gregory I
A roman citizen who was later a subject to the kingdom of Italy
He was the final Roman pope
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What was Leo VI known for?
Was elected during a period of anarchy
123rd pope
90
What was Constantine known for?
He was born in what is now Lebanon
Last pope to visit Greece until John Paul II
91
What was John VIII known for?
First pope to be assassinated
Considered one of the ablest popes of the 9th century
92
What was Adeodatus II known for?
Sometimes called Adeodatus, without a number
Adeodatus II's pontificate is extremely obscure.
His reign coincided with a "surge of passionate interest in Pope Martin I"
93
What was St. Gregory I (Gregory the Great) known for?
First pope to employ the titles Pontifex Maximus and Servus servorum Dei
Known as "the Father of Christian Worship".
Established the Gregorian chant.
Great-great-grandson of Felix III.
94
What was Formosus known for?
Posthumously tried and executed by Stephen VI
His "waterlogged rotting corpse was still performing miracles"
The guy who had people talk for him while puppeteering his corpse on trial
95
What was St. Anterus known for?
His entire life is kinda vague
He may have died under undramatic circumstances?
He may or may not be a freed slave
He may have been martyred, or not, who knows
96
What was St. Vitalian known for
Me mistaking his name with "Vitalin"
Not much tbh
He helped fix the church in england or smth
97
What was Sergius II known for?
He contributed to urban redevelopment in Rome
Helped save the life of Antipope John VII
98
What was St. Sixtus I known for?
He was the first pope to use the term pope
He was incredibly good at math given the time period
A revered saint in Eastern Christianity
He was a Roman of Greek descent
99
What was Benedict IX known for?
Pope at the same time as Clement II and Gregory VI
He was promptly deposed and excommunicated
ROUND THREE BABYYYYY
100
What was Honorius I known for?
Participated in the Third Council of Constantinople
He was named a heretic
He was honorable
101
What was St. Agapetus I known for?
He may have been related to Felix III and Gregory I
We do not know exactly when he was born
102
What was St. Stephen IV known for?
Of the same family that "produced Sergius II and Adrian II"
Sometimes called Stephen V
Louis [Emperor of the HRE] "prostated himself three times before Stephen"
103
What was Adrian II known for?
Sometimes called Hadrian II
He had a wife and child before he was elected Pope and allat
104
What was Christopher known for
the thing he brought
Antipope
jester
In opposition of Leo V
105
What was St. Callixtus I known for?
Feast day 15 October
Roman citizen of Greek descent
He was martyred
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What was John X known for?
He tried to unify Italy
He did do things in eastern and western Europe
107
What was Leo VIII known for?
Legitimate pope this time around
yeah not much else
108
What was St. Innocent known for?
Effectively witnessed the fall of Rome as a capital
His innocence
He was the son of a man called Innocentius.
it is midnight send help
109
What was Ursinus known for?
banished
Roman
In opposition of Damascus I
110
What was Novatian known for?
He was a man of learning and had been trained in literary composition.
Few details are known as to his life.
Opposed Cornelius, Lucius I, Stephen I, and Sixtus II.
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What was St. Nicholas I ("The Great") known for?
Excommunicated a lot of people
Sweeping policy reform
Strengthened the church
He did a lot of crazy stuff
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What was St. Urban I known for?
Not much, really
His life was shrouded in mystery
He is the first pope who's reign can be certainly dated
He really hated Hippolytus
113
What was Nicholas II known for?
not much else
He made it so only cardinals could hold conclave and elect new popes
114
What was Benedict IX known for?
BACK FOR ROUND TWO BABY
He told his godfather he could be the next Pope if he was reimbursed
Wishing to marry his cousin, he decided to resign in May 1045
He sold the papacy, the only person to have ever done so
115
What was John XVII known for?
Had a 7 month reign
He had three sons, all popes
116
What was Damasus II known for?
his birth name was Poppo
He died of malaria after being pope for 23 days
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What was Boniface VII known for?
in opposition to John XIV and John XV
ROUND TWO BABY
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What was Boniface V known for?
literally the only thing he did was reverse Gregory I's policy
nothing much
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What was St. Julius I known for?
The conclave to elect him took 4 months
He was banished from Alexandria twice
He was involved in the Arian controversy,
120
What was St. Soter known for?
He was stoned to death
Made Easter an annual holiday in Rome
Was martyred
Declared marriage as a sacrament if blessed by a priest
121
What was John III known for?
His father was a high ranking member of the Roman Senate
Second pope to not use his birth name
He may be identical with the subdeacon John
122
What was St. Hygnius known for?
He was a greek
feast day 12 January
He was the first pope to be stabbed through the chest by a Roman Praetorian
He was martyred
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What was St. Hilarius known for
He was REALLY funny
He did stuff idk I can't find anything good on him
124
What was St. Clement I known for?
The earliest Apostolic Father
He was a professional at driving boats before becoming Pope
He was tied to an anchor and thrown into the sea
He was the first pope to use the term "Pope"
125
What was Sergius III known for?
Annulled a bunch of orders from former popes
He executed Christopher and Leo V
126
What was Gregory II known for?
He may have been an ancestor of an important family, but we dunno for sure
Roman noble
127
What was St. Felix II known for?
Antipope
He was installed in opposition of Liberius by Constantius II
128
What was St. Zosimus known for?
This guy had nothing interesting happen to him
His name is interesting at least
He kinda just became pope and died
129
What was John VI known for?
The only pope from what is now Turkey
idk he got some guys to return land they had taken
130
What was Benedict III known for?
We don't know much about his life before his papacy
he did stuff idk
131
What is St. Sixtus III known for?
He tried to restore peace between Cyril of Alexandria and John of Antioch.
His name is often connected with a great building boom in Rome, or somethin
132
What was Theodore I known for?
He was installed on 24 November 642, succeeding John IV.
Planned the Lateran Council of 649 but died before it could open.
133
What was St. Caius known for?
Martyr via beheading, according to legend
He was the son of a man also named Caius or Gaius
Christian tradition makes Caius a native of the Dalmatian city of Salona
134
What was Stephen II (II) known for
Brother of Paul I
Sometimes called Stephen III
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What was John XII known for?
Deposed by Otto I invalidly
Elected at age 17
Second youngest (possibly youngest) pope ever
Third pope to not use birth name
136
What was St. Boniface IV known for?
yep
First pope to take the name of his immediate predecessor
137
What was St. Telesphorus known for?
Considered a "great Martyr"
He had a pet falcon, named Irenaeus
He was the earliest victim of the rat bucket torture method
Earliest attested martyrdom of a pope after St. Peter
138
What was St. Peter known for?
He received the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthews 16:18-19)
First bishop of Rome appointed by Jesus
He was an Apostle of Jesus
He was not Roman
139
What was Benedict VIII known for?
not much had Otto II try to hunt down the last guy
He uhhh stopped bribery
140
What was St. Alexander I known for?
Made blessing houses with Holy Water a tradition
He was a Roman citizen
Made baptizing babies a tradition
Made dousing certain foods in Holy Water to purify them a tradition
141
What was St. John I known for?
Feast Day May 19
The "frail pope died of neglect and ill-treatment." (Wikipedia, 2025)
142
What was St. Leo IV known for?
yeah
He's remembered for repairing Roman churches that were damaged after raids
143
What was Gregory V known for?
5th pope to not use his birth name
Can be called "the first Austrian pope" despite Austria not existing then
Established the tradition of changing your name when you become pope
144
What was John IX known for?
He died in Jan. of the year 900
Ruled for 2 years
Lombard by ethnicity
Member of the order of St. Benedict
145
What was Alexander II known for?
reformed the church a bunch
Allowed the invasion of the UK that ended up saving Catholicism there
one of the most important popes probably
146
What was Gregory III known for?
Third pope to have the same name as his predecessor
Last pope to have been born outside of Europe until Francis
147
What was St. Symmachus known for?
He was the last pope of the 5th century
He was not the first pope of the 6th century
He died on July 19th, 514
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What was John XVIII known for?
Ruled for 5 years
Abdicated
149
What was St. Zachary known for?
He was most probably a deacon of the Roman Church
Built the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
150
What was St. Paschal I known for?
He found the body of Saint Cecilia
yeah idk
151
What was John XIX known for?
Brother of Benedict VIII
Blessed the coronation of a Polish king
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What was St. Hippolytus known for?
He was in opposition to the previous three popes
He was an antipope
He was in opposition to the previous pope
He was in opposition to the previous two popes
153
What was John XVI known for?
In opposition to Gregory V
Antipope
154
What was Gregory VI known for?
Antipope
In opposition to Benedict VIII
155
What was John XIII known for?
John immediately took the task of curbing the power of the Roman nobility
John was the son of another John
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What was Martin I known for?
When Martin I was elected, the capital of the Romans was Constantinople.
Last pope recognized as a martyr
157
What is Adrian III known for?
Adrian laboured hard to alleviate the misery of the people of Italy
Sometimes called Hadrian III
158
What was Boniface VI known for?
Papal historian describes him as a 'disgusting monster' guilty of adultery
After a pontificate of 15 days, he is said to have died of gout
159
What was Pelagius II known for?
Pelagius appealed for help from Emperor Maurice against the Lombards
He was appointed with imperial approval
his father's name was Winigild.
160
What was St. Cornelius known for?
We do not know anything about his background
Died as a martyr through extreme hardship
161
What was John V known for?
first Pope of the Byzantine Papacy consecrated without imperial approval.
John V died in his bed in August 686, after hardly a year as pope
162
What was Victor II known for?
German-born pope
His remains were seized by locals on the way to it's place of burial
163
What was Sergius IV known for?
He had little power because of the head of Rome this time
He may have been murdered
164
What was St. Lucius I known for?
He was thought to be martyred
We know nothing about his family except for his father's name
It is 11 pm as I make this I am out of good answers that aren't true
This is a reminder to talk about the crazy stuff after his death
165
What was Benedict II known for?
An incredibly short reign
Literally nothing else
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What was Pope Boniface II known for?
The Senate did not like him so they appointed another guy
He was appointed as Felix III's succesor by Felix III
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What is Eulalius known for
Antipope
In opposition of St. Boniface I
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What was St. Adeodatus known for?
Almost nothing is known about Adeodatus I's pontificate.
First pope to use lead seals on papal bulls
169
What was Leo V known for?
IDK his article has like 4 words total
Deposed of and murdered
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What was Benedict IX known for?
His reign was "scandalous"
He was "forced out of the city" in 1044
Nephew of John XIX
Youngest person to be Pope (that has his age precisely dated)
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What was Stephen II known for?
He is not considered a pope by the Church
He got elected and then died of stroke 3 days later
