Stephen IX

Also known as Frederick of Lorraine, Pope Stephen IX, Stephanus X, Pope Stephen X, Esteban IX o X

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Stephen IX, also known as Stephanus IX, was a male Catholic priest and Pope born in the Duchy of Lorraine. The son of Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, he was educated at the Abbey of Monte Cassino and belonged to the Benedictines. He held the position of cardinal-deacon and worked in Rome and the Papal States. His siblings were Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Gothelo II of Lower Lorraine.

He died in Florence on March 29, 1058, and was consecrated by Humbert of Silva Candida. Stephen IX is recognized as a saint, with his feast day observed on March 29. He is buried at Santa Reparata in Florence. His life and role are described in sources such as the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia. He is also included in the Popes collection.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Frederick
Gender: male
Place of birth: Duchy of Lorraine
Place of death: Florence
Father: Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine
Occupation: Catholic priest
Position held: cardinal-deacon
Educated at: Abbey of Monte Cassino
Religion: Catholic Church
Image: Paus Stefanus IX Stephanus nonus (titel op object) Liber Chronicarum (serietitel), RP-P-2016-49-67-5.svg
Work location: Papal States
Religious order: Benedictines

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place of burial: Santa Reparata, Florence
Commons category: Stephanus IX
date of death: 1058-01-01
date of birth: 1020-00-00
described by source: Wikitólica
canonization status: saint
consecrator: Humbert of Silva Candida
feast day: March 29
different from: Stephen VIII
described at URL: www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/e/esteban_ix.htm
name in native language: Stephanus IX

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Stephen IX (Latin: Stephanus, christened Frederick; c. 1020 – 29 March 1058) was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 3 August 1057 to his death on 29 March 1058. He was a member of the Ardenne-Verdun family, who ruled the Duchy of Lorraine, and started his ecclesiastical career as a canon in Liège. He was invited to Rome by Pope Leo IX, who made him chancellor in 1051 and one of three legates to Constantinople in 1054. The failure of their negotiations with Patriarch Michael I Cerularius of Constantinople and Archbishop Leo of Ohrid led to the permanent East–West Schism. He continued as chancellor to the next pope, Victor II, and was elected abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Montecassino.

Stephen was elected to succeed Victor on 2 August 1057. As pope, Stephen retained the Montecassino abbacy, enforced the Gregorian Reform, and continued Leo IX's efforts to expel Normans from southern Italy. He died in Florence, apparently poisoned by Romans, while endeavouring to crown his brother Godfrey the Bearded as Holy Roman emperor. He remains the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Stephen".

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