Victor III
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Victor III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States during a brief period in the late 11th century. He matters historically as a pope during an important era of church reform and political struggle between the papacy and secular rulers in medieval Europe.
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- 1027
- Died
- 1087
- Works
- 4
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- Dialoghi sui miracoli di S. Benedetto
- I dialoghi sui miracoli di S. Benedetto
- Dialoghi sui miracoli di S. Benedetto
- Opera omnia
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Pope Victor III (c. 1026 – 16 September 1087), born Dauferio Epifani Del Zotto, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was the successor of Pope Gregory VII. Prior to becoming pope he had held the important post of abbot of the great monastery of Montecassino, under his monastic name of Desiderius and during those years played a historically important role.
He is the most recent lawfully elected pope to have taken the pontifical name "Victor".