Pope Leo VIII

Religious Leader

– 0965

97

Who was Pope Leo VIII?

Pope Leo VIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 23 June 964 to his death in 965; before that, he was an antipope from 963 to 964, in opposition to Pope John XII and Pope Benedict V. An appointee of the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, his pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum.

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Religion
  • Catholicism
Lived in
  • Rome
Died
Mar 1, 0965
Rome

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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