John VIII
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John VIII, A. D. 872, unable to resist the Mohammedans, was compelled to pay them tribute; the Bishop of Naples, maintaining a secret alliance with them, received his share of the plunder they collected.
From The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History by Talmage, James Edward
In the letters of pope John VIII, he is called bishop of Moravia and Pannonia.
From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob
The chief opponent of the union was Marcus Eugenicus, metropolitan of Ephesus, who, at the Council of Florence in 1439, denounced the union with Rome accomplished by John VIII.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
This relates to the story of Pope Joan, who was called John VIII.
From Hudibras by Butler, Samuel
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