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	Pope Marinus II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marinus II (Martin III), born in Rome, was Pope from 942 to 946.
		He was elevated to the papacy through intervention of Alberic II of Spoleto and concentrated on administrative aspects of the papacy.
		This biography of a Pope is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Marinus_II (109 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pope John XII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		John XII (born in Rome circa 937, died May 14, 964), was Pope from 955 to 963, was the son of Alberic II, whom he succeeded as patrician of Rome in 954, being then only eighteen years of age.
		Leo VIII (died 965), Pope from 963 to 964, a Roman by birth, held the lay office of protoserinus when he was elected to the papal chair at the instance of Otto the Great by the Roman synod which deposed John XII in December 963.
		The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Catholic Church.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pope-John-XII (1710 words)

	Encyclopedia: Otto II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 972 Theophanu married Otto II of Saxony, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to seal a treaty between the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire.
		Boleslaus II the Pious succeeds Boleslav I of Bohemia in Bohemia.
		Henry II the Wrangler, Duke of Bavaria (951-995) was the son of Henry I the Quarrelsome and Judith of Bavaria.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Otto-II (1771 words)

	pornocracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In history, it refers specifically to a period of papacy in the early tenth century, beginning with Pope Sergius III from 904 and ending with the death of John XII in 963.
		During this period, the popes were under the influence of corrupt women (though not necessarily prostitutes), especially Theodora and her daughter, Marozia.
		It is popularly believed that Marozia was the concubine of Sergius III and the mother of Pope John XI.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /pornocracy.html (368 words)

	AGAPETUS II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Agapetus II finally settled the vexed dispute between Artaud and Hugh for the see of Rheims by deciding in favor of Artaud.
		The pontificate of Agapetus II is marked by the entry on the Italian scene of a great man and a great precedent.
		Pope Agapetus was probably willing enough to crown Otto, but in Rome Alberic was still the real temporal ruler.
	www.cfpeople.org /books/pope/POPEp130.htm (346 words)

	Pope Agapetus II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agapetus II (born in Rome; died November 8, 955) was Pope from May 10, 946 until his death in 955, at the time when Alberic, son of Marozia, was governing the independent republic of Rome under the title of "prince and senator of the Romans."
		Agapetus, a man of some force of character, attempted to put a stop to the so-called "Pornocracy," which lasted from the accession of Sergius III in 904 to the deposition of John XII in 963.
		His appeal to Otto the Great to intervene in Rome remained without immediate effect, since Alberic's position was too strong to be attacked, but it bore fruit after his death.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pope_Agapetus_II (200 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope St. Agapetus I
		His first official act was to burn in the presence of the assembled clergy the anathema which Boniface II had pronounced against the latter's rival Dioscurus and had ordered to be preserved in the Roman archives.
		To defray the costs of the embassy Agapetus was compelled to pledge the sacred vessels of the Church of Rome.
		Agapetus ordered him to make a written profession of faith and to return to his forsaken see; upon his refusal, he declined to have any relations with him.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01202c.htm (608 words)

	Agapetus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Agapetus refused all communion with him, and persisted so strenuously in his attitude, in spite of threats from the court, that he finally convinced Justinian that Anthimus had deceived him, and had him deposed, and replaced by Mennas.
		Agapetus himself consecrated Mennas by wish of the emperor, and apparently with the assent of the principal orthodox Eastern bishops, after he had presented a confession of faith which the pope considered satisfactory.
		Agapetus also took Artold's side at first; but he was deceived by the representations of a cleric from Reims into reversing his decision.
	www.cblibrary.com /schaff_h/ag/agapetus.htm (518 words)

	Pope Agapetus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pope Agapetus II A Roman by birth, elected to the papacy 10 May, 946; he reigned, not ingloriously, for ten years, during what has been termed the period of deepest humiliation for the papacy.
		During his lifetime, his successor was virtually appointed in the person of Albericht's notorious son Octavian, later John XII, whose father forced the Romans to swear that they would elect him as their temporal and spiritual lord upon the demise of Agapetus.
		The Pope died in August, 956, leaving an unsullied name, and was buried in St. John Lateran.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/a/agapetus_ii,pope.html (290 words)

	Vikings and Feudal Europe 900-1095 by Sanderson Beck
		Pope John XIII died in September 972, and Otto selected Benedict VI as Pope; this appointment also aroused opposition, and he was not consecrated until January 973, the year Otto died.
		Heinrich II was born May 6, 973 and energetically tried to protect people's rights against their lords by traveling around to dispense justice, though he was quite busy fighting wars to maintain his empire.
		Gunnhild died of a pestilence in Italy, and Conrad II died of illness at Utrecht in 1039.
	www.san.beck.org /AB17-FeudalEurope.html (24112 words)

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		The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below, section V), is at present employed solely to denote the Bishop of Rome, who, in virtue of his position as successor of St. Peter, is the chief pastor of the whole Church, the Vicar of Christ upon earth.
		He brought a letter from the pope demanding his restoration, and this was accepted as decisive by the council It should be observed that there can be no question here of the pope employing prerogatives conferred on him at Sardica, for he did not follow the procedure there indicated.
		These ordinances were not, however, in any sense the source of the pope's jurisdiction, which rested on Divine institution; they were civil sanctions enabling the pope to avail himself of the civil machinery of the empire in discharging the duties of his office.
	www.ewtn.com /library/CHRIST/CEPOPE.TXT (14781 words)

	ST. AGAPETUS I
		Agapetus was evidently one of the majority which had backed Dioscorus in the struggle against the appointed pope, Boniface II.
		Agapetus is celebrated as a saint not only in the Roman but in the Greek calendar.
		The old Pope was ailing and before he could return to Rome, he died at Constantinople on April 22, 536.
	www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp57.htm (502 words)

	OTTO I. - LoveToKnow Article on OTTO I. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But as he did not long observe his oath he was deposed at a synod held in St Peters, after Otto had compelled the Romans to swear they would elect no pope without the imperial consent; and a nominee of the emperor, who took the name of Leo VIII., was chosen in his stead.
		The same year witnessed the restoration of peace in Italy and the return ~f the emperor to Germany, where he received the homage of the rulers of Poland, Bohemia and Denmark; but he died suddenly at Memleben on the 7th of May 973, and was buried at Magdeburg.
		By this step the pope became his vassal, and a divided allegiance was rendered impossible for the German clergy.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OT/OTTO_I_.htm (1850 words)

	Pope Agatho -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A (A native or inhabitant of Greece) Greek born in (The Italian region on the island of Sicily) Sicily of wealthy and devout parents, he gave away his inheritance after their death and retired to a monastery in (The capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years) Palermo.
		He was the first pope to take the (Click link for more info and facts about papal oath) papal oath as part of his inauguration.
		During his reign the (A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395) Byzantine Empire abandoned (Click link for more info and facts about monothelitism) monothelitism, and friendly relations with Rome were restored.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Po/Pope_Agatho.htm (198 words)

	Agapetus II -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Bhaskara II was born in 1114 in Biddur, India.
		Mohammad II (Mehmed the Conqueror) (1432–81), Ottoman sultan, born in Adrianople (now Edirne); during rule (1444–46 and 1451–81), captured Constantinople and thus completed the Ottoman destruction of the Byzantine Empire; fourth son of Murad II; restored and repopulated Constantinople after capture in 1453; reorganized Ottoman administration, codified laws, encouraged scholarship...
		He was born Sahle Mariam on Aug. 17, 1844, but took the name Menelik II because Menelik I was the name of the legendary son of Solomon and the queen of Sheba in the history of ancient Israel.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9003985?tocId=9003985 (812 words)

	Pope John II - All About All (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pope John II John II, was pope from 533 - 535.
		He was the first pope to adopt a new name (regnal name) upon elevation to the papacy, as his birth name was the name of the Roman god Mercury.
		At the outset of his pontificate, John II secured from Athalaric, king of the Ostrogoths in Italy, confirmation of the decree against simony (the purchase or sale of church offices or preferment) that had been issued by the Roman Senate.
	www.answers-zone.com /article/Pope_John_II (227 words)

	Pope John XII
		John XII (died May 14, 964), Pope from 955 to 964, was the son of Alberic, whom he succeeded as patrician of Rome in 954, being then only sixteen years of age.
		His original name was Octavian, but when he assumed the papal tiara as successor to Agapetus II, he adopted the apostolic name of John, the first example, it is said, of the custom of altering the surname in connection with elevation to the papal chair.
		Even before Otto left Rome the pope had, however, repented of his recognition of a power which threatened altogether to overshadow his authority, and had begun to conspire against the new emperor.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/pope_john_xii (395 words)

	POPES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Pope (Bishop of Rome or Vicar of Jesus Christ) is the bishop and patriarch of Rome, the supreme spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Rite Catholic churches, which collectively comprise the Catholic -- that is, Universal -- Church.
		When the pope has been chosen he is asked by the Dean of the College of Cardinals to confirm his acceptance, and then the name he chooses is announced.
		The word pope (post-classical Latin papa, father), is an ecclesiastical title now used to designate the head of the Roman Catholic Church and several Patriarchs of eastern Orthodoxy, such as the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/POPES (1596 words)

	marozia
		The most strenuous of their lovers were rewarded with the Roman mitre, and their reign may have suggested to darker ages the fable of a female pope.
		The Liber Pontificalis recorded that by Pope Sergius III she was mother of Pope John XI, whose pontificate marked the complete supremacy in Rome of the house of Theophylactus.
		By her husband Alberico I she was mother of Alberic II, Prince of the Romans, who in his turn was father of Octavian, who became Pope John XII.
	www.fact-library.com /marozia.html (278 words)

	Category:Popes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The term "Pope" is used in several churches to denote their high spiritual leaders.
		Note on numbering of popes: There has never been a Pope John XX, Pope Martin II or Pope Martin III.
		Read Pope Stephen II on the numbering of his successors with the same name.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Category:Popes (155 words)

	Pope Agapetus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pope Agapetus II Pope Agapetus II Agapetus II (died November 8, 955) was Pope from May 10, 946 until his death in 955, at the time when Alberic, son of Marozia, was governing theindependent republic of Rome under the title of "prince and senator of the Romans."
		Agapetus, a man of some force of character, did his best to put a stop to the degradation into which the Papacy had fallen, the so-called " Pornocracy," which lasted from the accession of Sergius III in 904 to the deposition of John XII in 963.
		His appeal to Otto the Great to intervene in Rome remained without immediate effect, since Alberic's position wastoo strong to be attacked, but it bore fruit after his death.
	www.therfcc.org /pope-agapetus-ii-166909.html (150 words)

	Pope Agapetus II - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Pope Agapetus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pope Agapetus II - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Pope Agapetus II Pope Agapetus II - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Pope Agapetus II.
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	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Pope-Agapetus-II.html (217 words)

	Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Foldout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Pope is elected by the Sacred College of Cardinals.
		Pope Eugenius III made him Bishop and Cardinal and sent him on a mission to Scandinavia where he restored peace and order to the local churches and monasteries and set up two new archbishoprics.
		In 1156, he refused Henry II's request that Ireland should be granted to the English crown, but granted Henry the feudal lordship of Ireland with the Pope as overlord.
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	Pope John Paul II--The "unofficial page"---Documents of the Roman Catholic Church
		Pope John Paul II--The "unofficial page"---Documents of the Roman Catholic Church
		John Paul II (1920-) is said to be the most recognized person in the world.
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	Pope John II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Pope John II This is a beta version of NNDB
		John II, Roman Catholic Pope from 533 to 535, also named Mercurius, was elevated to the papal chair on the death of Boniface II.
		At the instance of the Emperor Justinian he adopted the proposition unus de Trinitate passus st in carne as a test of the orthodoxy of certain Scythian monks accused of Nestorian tendencies.
	www.nndb.com /people/539/000095254 (115 words)

	pope - definition of pope by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Leo I - the pope who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461)
		Aeneas Silvius, Enea Silvio Piccolomini, Pius II - pope remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464)
		Eugenio Pacelli, Pius XII - pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958)
	dict.thefreelibrary.com /Pope (719 words)

	Biography Base Letter A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Adrian VI - (1459-1523), pope from 1522 to 1523
		Agrippinus of Alexandria - Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria 167-178
		Albert II of Habsburg - (1397-1439), German emperor, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V) duke of Austria
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	Science Fair Projects - Pope Marinus II
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		Pope Marinus II (Redirected from Pope Martin III)
		Marinus II (Martin III) Pope from 942 to 946, was preceded by Stephen IX, and followed by Agapetus II
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