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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Antipope Boniface VII

1000 - 985

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Antipope Boniface VII (died 20 July 985), otherwise known as Franco Ferrucci, was a Catholic prelate who claimed the Holy See in 974 and from 984 until 985. A popular tumult compelled him to flee to Constantinople in 974; he carried off a vast treasure, and returned in 984 and removed Pope John XIV (983–984) from office. He is supposed to have put Pope Benedict VI to death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antipope Boniface VII has received more than 69,637 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Antipope Boniface VII is the 774th most popular religious figure (down from 706th in 2019), the 1,042nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 975th in 2019) and the 269th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Boniface VII was the last of the antipopes and is most famous for being the last of the line of antipopes.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Antipope Boniface VII ranks 774 out of 2,238Before him are Kinga of Poland, Euphemia, Ilia II of Georgia, Raymond of Penyafort, Willibrord, and Itzhak Stern. After him are Expeditus, Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Thaïs, Angela of Foligno, Albert of Brandenburg, and Brendan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Antipope Boniface VII ranks 10Before him are Pope Gregory VI, Ubba, Pope Damasus II, Parascheva of the Balkans, Pope John XIV, and Michael VI Bringas. After him are Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Saint Emeric of Hungary, Lothair II of Italy, Antipope John XVI, Humbert of Silva Candida, and Ibn al-Nadim. Among people deceased in 985, Antipope Boniface VII ranks 1After him are Ramiro III of León and Basil Lekapenos.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Antipope Boniface VII ranks 1,042 out of 4,668Before him are Maurice Garin (1871), Guarino Guarini (1624), Ettore Scola (1931), Riccardo Giacconi (1931), Alessandro Moreschi (1858), and Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668). After him are Daniela Bianchi (1942), Rustichello da Pisa (1290), Pietro Cavallini (1240), Frank Costello (1891), Angela of Foligno (1248), and Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (1638).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Antipope Boniface VII ranks 269Before him are Melania the Younger (383), Antipope Nicholas V (1260), Romuald (951), Emma Morano (1899), Andrea Amati (1505), and Saint Cajetan (1480). After him are Angela of Foligno (1248), Saint Susanna (280), Gemma Galgani (1878), Giuseppe Moscati (1880), Juliana of Nicomedia (285), and Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788).