Benedict IX
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Today a Pope’s choice of name may be a clue to his philosophy 3 Number of times Benedict IX, left, became Pope, in 1032, 1045 and 1047.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Gratian, pope in 1044, 1045, 1046 Benedict IX.
From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois
As Johannes Gratianus he had earned a high reputation for learning and probity, and in 1045 he bought the Roman pontificate from his godson Benedict IX.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
This Pope was Benedict IX, a youth of less than twenty, whose conduct is said to have been anything but exemplary.
From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)
A child, son of one of the old noble houses, was consecrated pope as Benedict IX, A.D.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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