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Benedict VIII was a Pope of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the head of the Church during the early 11th century. He matters as a significant religious leader during an important period in medieval European history when the Church's authority and influence were being established and consolidated.
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- 0980-01-01
- Died
- 1024-04-15
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Text from a bull of Benedict VIII Pope Benedict VIII (Latin: Benedictus VIII; c. 980 – 9 April 1024) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until 1024. He was born Theophylact of Tusculum to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. Unusually for a medieval pope, he had strong authority both in Rome and abroad.
Theophylact was born to Count Gregory I of Tusculum. The family had already produced three popes: John XI (r. 931–935), John XII (r. 955–964), and Benedict VII (r. 973–974). Theophylact became pope on 18 May 1012 and took the name Benedict VIII.