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Leo VIII

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Leo VIII

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Also known as Pope Leo VIII

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Leo VIII was a pope of the Roman Catholic Church who served during the 10th century, a period marked by significant political turmoil and competing claims to papal authority. He is historically notable because his election was controversial and disputed, reflecting the Church's struggle with secular interference and internal conflicts during that chaotic era.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leo
Gender
male
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
writer
Position held
Pope
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
Catholic Church
Image
Pope Leo VIII.jpg
Work location
Papal States
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Commons category
Leo VIII
date of death
0965-03-01
name in native language
Leo PP. VIII
described by source
Wikitólica
cause of death
stroke
place of burial
St. Peter's Basilica
manner of death
natural causes
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WikiProject Middle Ages
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Leo VIII, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Attonis Vercellensis episcopi opera omnia : juxta editionem duplicem expressa, quarum una Burontio Canonico Vercellensi debetur, altera, monumenta inedita exhibens ex codicibus vaticanis, Eminentissimo Cardinali Maio ; Accedunt Leonis VIII, Antipapae, Epistolae et constitutiones ; intermiscentur Brunonis Coloniensis, Wiboldi Cameracensis, Archiepiscoporum, Uthonis Argentinensis Episcopi, Adalgeri Episcopi incertae sedis, Guillelmi Cabillonensis Monachi, Scripta vel scriptorum fragmenta quae exstant ; saeculum X

Attonis Vercellensis episcopi opera omnia : juxta editionem duplicem expressa, quarum una Burontio Canonico Vercellensi debetur, altera, monumenta inedita exhibens ex codicibus vaticanis, Eminentissimo Cardinali Maio ; Accedunt Leonis VIII, Antipapae, Epistolae et constitutiones ; intermiscentur Brunonis Coloniensis, Wiboldi Cameracensis, Archiepiscoporum, Uthonis Argentinensis Episcopi, Adalgeri Episcopi incertae sedis, Guillelmi Cabillonensis Monachi, Scripta vel scriptorum fragmenta quae exstant ; saeculum X

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Leo VIII (c. 915 – 1 March 965) was a Roman prelate who claimed the Holy See from 963 until 964 in opposition to John XII and Benedict V and again from 23 June 964 to his death. Today, he is considered by the Catholic Church to have been an antipope during the first period and the legitimate pope during the second. An appointee of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Leo VIII's pontificate occurred after the period known as the saeculum obscurum.

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