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• Agapetus II, Pope   d. November 9, 955
  Roman Catholic Pope. He was elected to the papacy the 10th of May 946 and reigned for ten years. He worked to restore clerical discipline and supported Otto the Great in his effort to evangelize northern Europe.
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Celestine III, Pope   b. 1106  d. January 8, 1198
  Catholic Pope. Born Giacinto Bobone Orsini of noble Roman ancestry. He had been cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Italy, for 47 years when, on March 30, 1191, at the age of 85, he was elected as the first member of the Roman Orsini family to become pope. He acted vigorously to protect the sanctity of the marriage bond when Philip II of France tried to repudiate his Danish wife, Ingeborg. He fostered the Teutonic Knights and the Bridgebuilding Brothers. He canonized several saints...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Clement XII, Pope    b. April 7, 1652  d. February 6, 1740
  Pope. Born Lorenzo Corsini, of an aristocrat family, Clement XII was a lawyer and financial manager under preceding pontiffs. Elected at the age of 78, Clement XII was often bedridden with gout and he became blind in 1732. He had significant problems in international relationships, often finding himself ignored by the Catholic powers of Europe. Clement XII is known for building the new facade of St. John Lateran and beginning the Trevi Fountain and the purchase of Cardinal Albani's collection...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Honorius II, Pope   d. February 14, 1130
  Catholic Pope. Born Lamberto Scannabecchi of humble family. He became archdeacon of Bologna and then under Urban II joined the papal court. Paschal II made him cardinal-bishop of Ostia and Calixtus II sent him as legate to the famous Diet of Worms. His pontificate achieved reform within the church and peace between the Holy See and world rulers. He supported Lothair II in the disputed imperial election, and Lothair, after becoming emperor, conceded the Church's demands in the matter of...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  Plot: Originally buried in the Convent of San Gregorio al Celio. (Rome)
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Innocent III, Pope    b. 1160  d. July 16, 1216
  Born in Italy in 1160 or 1161, he served as Roman Pope from 1198 to his death in 1216. He was also famous as the creator of the Holy Inquisition. He signed the first document about it during a council in 1199. (Bio by: K)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  Plot: Chapel of the Crucifixtion
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Innocent V, Pope    d. 1276
  Served as Roman Pope for only five months in 1276, he died soon afterwards. (Bio by: K)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• John X, Pope 
  Pope. John X tried to unite the South Slavs more closely to Rome. He discouraged the Slavonic liturgy, and succeeded in having his views adopted by a national synod of Spalato in 926. He also worked on the Bulgarians and enjoyed some passing success in bringing Bulgaria under his jurisdiction. In Germany Pope John encouraged the clergy to support the hard-pressed King Conrad in his efforts to bring law and order to that distressed country. After the murder of King Berengarius in 924 the pope...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• John XI, Pope 
  Pope. Selected pope at the early age of twenty-one, due to the political machinations of his mother who influenced his every decision until her overthrow. The only real accomplishment his papacy was his support of the Congregation of Cluny which, in the long run, benefited the Church immensely. (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Leo XIII, Pope    b. March 2, 1810  d. July 20, 1903
  Pope. Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi was the sixth of the seven sons of Count Lodovico Pecci and his wife Anna Prosperi­Buzi. His election changed the course of the papacy, he was a modern man of his time. Leo XIII is most remembered for his 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, On the Condition of Labor. This encyclical has become universally recognized as the inaugural document of the tradition of Catholic social teaching and the benchmark against which all subsequent documents have been...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Martin V, Pope    b. 1368  d. February 20, 1431
  Pope. Born Oddone Colonna, successor of Gregory XII. He was created cardinal by Innocent VII, elected Pope unanimously on St Martins Day, in a conclave composed of twentythree cardinals and thirty delegates from the five different nations of the council. Martin V was a vigorous man, virtuous, able, and gracious. He needed all his good qualities, for the difficulties he faced were immense. Though the schism had ended, it left a rich legacy of evils. At first he could not even get to Rome, but by...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
   
• Sergius IV, Pope    d. May 12, 1012
  Pope. The name of his birth is believed to have been Pietro (Peter) Martino Boccapecora. A pious and intelligent young man, he rose to be cardinal-bishop of Albano in 1004 and in 1009 he was elected pope. He was enthroned under the name of Sergius IV. Though not canonized, Sergius is venerated as a saint by the Benedictines.  (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Silvester II, Pope    d. May 12, 1003
  Pope. Born in Auvergne (France). Elected April 2, 999, his pontificate lasted about 4 years and crossed the threshold of the famous year 1000, which was considered crucial for the Last Judgment: people used to say: one thousand and not one thousand more. Silvester II tried to stem immoral behaviour. He was extremely learned and introduced the use of Arab numbers. He is said to have invented the balance-wheel, which was used till 1640 and then replaced by the pendulum clock. Silvester II was the...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
  GPS coordinates: 41.8859100, 12.5061598 (hddd.dddd)
   

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