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| | Pope Benedict VIII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Benedict VIII (born in Rome, died April 9, 1024), born Theophylactus, Pope from 1012 to 1024, of the noble family of the counts of Tusculum (son of Gregory, Count of Tusculum, and Maria, and brother of future Pope John XIX), descended from Theophylact, Count of Tusculum like his predecessor Pope Benedict VI (973–974). |
 | | Benedict VIII was opposed by an antipope, Gregory VI (1012), who compelled him to flee Rome. |
 | | In Benedict VIII's pontificate the Saracens renewed their attacks on the southern coasts of Europe, and effected a settlement in Sardinia. |
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