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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Benedict VIII

980 - 1024

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Pope Benedict VIII (Latin: Benedictus VIII; c. 980 – 9 April 1024) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 18 May 1012 until his death. He was born Theophylact to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Benedict VIII has received more than 192,515 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Benedict VIII is the 207th most popular religious figure (up from 265th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from Italy (up from 321st in 2019) and the 87th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Benedict VIII is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated his own godson, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto III.

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  • 73.22

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  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 18.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 207 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Innocent VI, Pope Benedict XI, Pope Paul V, Ambrose, Pope Siricius, and Pope Benedict XII. After him are Malik ibn Anas, Pope Celestine III, Padre Pio, John of Nepomuk, Eusebius, and Pope Adrian VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 980, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 2. Before him is Avicenna. After him are Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Olof Skötkonung, Harald II of Denmark, Gisela of Hungary, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Tancred of Hauteville, Hemma of Gurk, Gerard of Csanád, Mokjong of Goryeo, and Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 1024, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 1. After him are Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, Eiríkr Hákonarson, and Abd al-Rahman V.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 236 out of 4,668. Before him are Giorgio Armani (1934), Ludovico Sforza (1452), Pope Pius I (90), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Paul V (1552), and Pope Siricius (334). After him are Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Pietro Perugino (1446), Pope Celestine III (1106), Padre Pio (1887), Didius Julianus (133), and Giuseppe Mazzini (1805).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Benedict VIII ranks 87. Before him are Pope Celestine V (1215), Pope Lucius I (200), Pope Pius I (90), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Paul V (1552), and Pope Siricius (334). After him are Pope Celestine III (1106), Padre Pio (1887), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Felix I (300), Pope Innocent IX (1519), and Pope Lucius III (1110).

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