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Abundius d. 564
Roman Catholic Saint. He was a sacristan of the Church of Saint Peter in Rome, Italy. His Feast Day is celebrated on April 14th. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Alexander II, Pope d. April 21, 1073
Roman Catholic Pope. Born Anselmo Baggio in Milan, Italy, he was elected to the papacy in 1061. He opposed lay investiture and was enthroned without the consent of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, who then created his own anti-pope. Alexander was accused in 1064 of buying the papacy but cleared himself at the Council of Mantua in the same year. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Plot: Sacred Grottoes
Alexander VII, Pope b. February 13, 1599 d. May 22, 1667
Roman Catholic Pope. Born Fabio Chigi, he was the nephew of Pope Paul V. When still young, he was marked by continued ill-health, consequent upon an attack of apoplexy in infancy. Unable to attend school, he was taught first by his mother, and later by able tutors, and displayed remarkable precocity and love of reading. He fulfilled many papal diplomatic missions and was created Cardinal in 1652. During his pontificate difficulties with King Louis XIV of France led to the temporary loss of...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Alexander VIII, Pope b. April 22, 1610 d. February 1, 1691
Roman Catholic Pope. Born Pietro Vitto Otto Boni in Venice, Italy in 1610, he was elected pope on October 6, 1689 and crowned at the Vatican on the 16th. As pope he governed the Papal State mildly, reducing taxes and making several concessions to farmers. Alexander VIII practiced nepotism, but was, on the other hand, generous with the Church making it a gift of the library of the late Queen Christina of Sweden which he had bought at his own expense. Alexander VIII died in Rome in 1691 and is...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Anacletus I, Pope
Roman Catholic Pope, Saint. Second bishop of Rome, he may have been the same person as Pope Cletus. According to the catalogues he occupied the papal chair for twelve years (c. 77-88). He was put to death under the Emperor Domitian around 91 AD. He was buried near Saint Linus, where his relics remain. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Plot: Necropolis
Anastasius III, Pope
Pope. The 123rd occupant of the Holy See, elected September, 911, he was a Roman. His reign was marked with moderation, but beyond this history gives no details of his life, except that he was active in determining the ecclesiastical divisions of Germany. Anastasius III died some time in the summer of 913. He was buried in St. Peter's. His epitaph pithily remarks that the tomb holds the bones but could not contain the merits of this Pope who ruled the Church well. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Antioch, Saint Ignatius of
Saint and Martyr. He was the Bishop of Antioch for many years. During the reign of Trajan he was killed in Rome by being thrown to the lions in the arena. This was around 107 AD and his Feast Day is October 17. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Benedict III, Pope d. April 7, 858
Pope. He had been elected in 855. Benedict III is known to have been well-educated and ascetic. He worked to repair the damage done by the Saracens to St. Peter's and St. Paul's, but his time was short. He died on April 7, 858. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Benedict IV, Pope
Pope. Benedict IV became pope in the first half of 900. His high birth, his generosity, his zeal for the public good are loudly commended by the contemporary historian Frodoard, who gives him the title of "Great". Benedict IV held a synod in the Lateran Palace, crowned Emperor Louis III, the Blind, and recognized the legitimacy of Pope Formosus and upheld his ordinances. He died sometime in the summer of 903. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Benedict XIV, Pope b. March 31, 1675 d. May 3, 1758
Roman Catholic Pope (1740-1758), born Prospero Lambertini in Bologna, Italy in 1675. He is considered to be the greatest scholar to be Pope. Benedict XIV was crowned Pope at the Vatican on Aug. 22, 1740. He is descibed as a man of great intellect and vast culture. He was also a very balanced person and admirer of the arts. These qualities made everyone appreciate him. As Pope, Benedict XIV made maximum use of the art of mediation. He faced the problem of the Enlightenment and the absolutism. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Benedict XV, Pope b. November 21, 1854 d. January 22, 1922
Roman Catholic Pope. He served as the 258th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, serving from 1914 to 1922. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Plot: Near the middle of the grotto
Boniface VI, Pope
Pope. Born probaly in Rome, elected 112th pope in 896 after a popular uprising. Little is known of his early life, but he was apparently deprived his orders when a subdeacon and a priest. Died of gout after 15 days on the throne. The Council of Rome in 898, declared his election null. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Boniface VIII, Pope b. 1235 d. October 11, 1303
Roman Catholic Pope. Born 'Benedict Cajetan' or 'Benedetto Gaetano'. Descendant of a noble family originally Spanish, but long established in Italy. Related to Pope Innocent III, Pope Gregory IX, and Pope Alexander IV. He was regarded as a man of great ability and he meddled incessantly in foreign affairs, and put forward some of the strongest claims to temporal as well as spiritual supremacy of any pope. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Celestine IV, Pope d. November 10, 1241
Catholic Pope. Born Gofredo Castiglioni in Milan, a nephew of Urban III. He entered the rank of the clergy and rose to be a canon and chancellor of the church of Milan. In 1187 he resigned his honors to enter the Cistercian monastery of Hautecombe. There he is said to have written a History of the Kingdom of Scotland. Forty years later, in 1227, Gregory IX made him cardinal-priest of St. Mark, and twelve years later, cardinal-bishop of Sabina. He was elected pope in 1241, at the place called...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Plot: Grottoes
Christina of Sweden (Kristina Augusta) b. December 8, 1626 d. April 19, 1689
Queen Regnant of Sweden. She was a Vasa Dynasty princess and the daughter of King Gustav�II Adolph and Queen Maria Eleanor, who originally was a Hohenzollern princess of Brandenburg. Christina became Queen of Sweden at the age of 6 upon her father's death in Germany in 1632, and she reigned�under regents for twelve years.�Written about in English more than any other of the Swedish monarchs, she has even been portrayed dramatically by�a latter-day countrywoman, Garbo, in a Hollywood melodrama...[Read More] (Bio by: Find A Grave)
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Clement X, Pope b. July 13, 1590 d. July 22, 1676
Roman Catholic Pope. Born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri of a noble and pious family, Clement X was elected after a conclave of four months and twenty days. Clement X was very charitable and did much for the poor, not only by generous alms but by social legislation. He tried to improve agriculture and foster industry in the Papal States. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Clement XI, Pope b. July 23, 1649 d. March 19, 1721
Pope Clement XI was born Giovanni Francesco Albani in Urbino, Italy in 1649. He was born into a noble Umbrian family. In 1690, he was ordained a cardinal. After the death of Pope Innocent XII, Cardinal Albani was elected pope on November 23, 1700 and took the name of Clement XI. He was immediately caught between France and Austria in the succession to the Spanish crown (King Charles II had died childless). He wanted to remain neutral, but it was impossible. Originally, he supported the French...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank McGady)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Clement XIII, Pope b. March 7, 1693 d. February 2, 1769
Pope. Born Carlo Della Torre Rezzonico, he became pope on July 6, 1758. His papacy came at a historically difficult moment for the Church: almost all European nations were going through a widespread anti-clerical phase. His opposition to this tendency was without success. He treid to defend the Jesuits who were at the time being persecuted and called all to an assembly at Civitavecchia. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Conon, Pope
Catholic Pope. Son of an officer in the Thracesian troops, he was a peacemaker between the clergy and soldiers of Rome. Elderly and sickly, he died after reigning only one year and leaving many conflicts and issues for his successor to resolve. He did leave in his will a large bequest to the clergy and people of Rome. (Bio by: MC)
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Plot: Grottoes
Eugene II, Pope
Pope. Elected 6 June, 824; died 27 Aug., 827. Eugene II adopted various provisions for the care of the poor, widows and orphans, and on that account received the name of "father of the people." (Bio by: MC)
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