Pope Benedict IX
Religious Leader
1012 – 1056
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Who was Pope Benedict IX?
Pope Benedict IX, born Theophylactus of Tusculum in Rome, was the leader of the Catholic Church on three occasions between October 1032 and July 1048. Aged approximately 20 at his first election, he is one of the youngest popes in history. He is the only man to have been Pope on more than one occasion and the only man ever to have sold the papacy.
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- Born
- 1012
Rome - Also known as
- Theophylactus
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Lived in
- Rome
- Died
- 1056
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on July 23, 2013
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