Pope Benedict III

Pope Benedict III

Infobox Pope
English name=Benedict III
birth_name=???
term_start=September 29, 855
term_end=April 17, 858
predecessor=Leo IV
successor=Nicholas I
birth_date=???
birthplace=Rome, Italy
dead=dead|death_date=death date|858|4|17|mf=y
deathplace=???
other=Benedict

Benedict III was Pope from September 29, 855 to April 17, 858.

Little is known of Benedict's life before his papacy. He was educated and lived in Rome and was cardinal priest of S. Callisto at the time of his election. [J. N. D. Kelly, "Benedict III" in "The Oxford Dictionary of Popes," (2006).] Benedict had a reputation for learning and piety. He was elected upon the refusal of Hadrian, the initial choice of clergy and people. A group of important people preferred a different candidate, Anastasius. This latter group had Benedict's election disavowed and Anastasius installed. However, popular opinion was so strong that Benedict's consecration was allowed. The Emperor Louis II's envoys forced Benedict to handle Anastasius and his adherents leniently.The schism helped to weaken the hold of the emperors upon the popes, especially upon their elections.

Benedict intervened in the conflict between the sons of Lothair I (the future Lothair II, Louis II and Charles) on the latter's death. He was active in other cases and adopted a firm position towards Constantinople.

Aethelwulf of Wessex and his son, the future Alfred the Great visited Rome in Benedict's reign.

If a three-year-term of the legendary (and probably fictional) Pope Joan had existed between the reigns of Pope Leo IV and Benedict, Benedict's term would only have consisted of a few months.

References

*9th edition (1880s) of the Encyclopædia Britannica
*Cheetham, Nicolas, "Keepers of the Keys", New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. ISBN 0-684-1863-X

External links

* [http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/01_01_0855-0858-_Benedictus_III.html Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina with analytical indexes]


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