Created by: paul01234
Number of Blossarys: 51
English (EN) During the years 955-964, he was the temporal and spiritual ruler of Rome, and allowed moral corruption to run rampant during his reign. In addition he was reported to have killed several people, or ...
The Pope who crowned Charles the Great (Charlemagne) and in return received recognition and a portion of the glory of Charlemagne's empire.
A man who was elected to become pope; however, he died days after his election and failed to receive Episcopal consecration. Currently not considered to have been a pope by the Catholic Church.
Some ascribe part of the popularity of coffee to him. The story goes that he was urged by his advisors to ban coffee as it came from Muslims, but he got a taste for it and blessed it instead.
Known for two things: having served as Pope for only thirteen days before his death, and for being progressive enough to ban, upon threat of excommunication, the use of tobacco in public places (in ...
Confirmed the right to abdicate and used it a week after this decree. Imprisoned by Pope Boniface VIII afterwards and, according to some interpretations of Dante, resides in Limbo, the antechamber of ...
The first pope to live at a time without Christian persecution. Also known for having died on New Year's Eve, and now some people around the world celebrate this day in his honor.
