Pope Gregory VI
Pope Gregory VI | |
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| Papacy began | 1 May 1045 |
| Papacy ended | 20 December 1046 |
| Predecessor | Benedict IX |
| Successor | Clement II |
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| Created cardinal | 1012 by Benedict VIII |
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| Born | Johannes Gratianus |
| Died | 1048 Cologne (most likely), Germany, Holy Roman Empire |
Pope Gregory VI (Latin: Gregorius Sextus; died 1048), born Johannes Gratianus, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 149th Pope from 1 May 1045 until his abdication on 20 December 1046.
Early life
Johannes Gratianus was born in Rome, but the date of his birth is not known.
Pope
Gratianus became pope in 1045; and he took the name Gregory. There was a problem in the way he became pope.
Gregory VI willingly resigned; and then he retired to a monastery.
Hildebrand was the papal chaplain. This priest stayed with the former pope until his death in Cologne.
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References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-3-21.
- 1 2 "Pope Gregory VI," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-3-21.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1838). "Gregory VI," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 11, p. 444.
- ↑ "Pope St. Gregory VII," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-3-21.
Other websites
Media related to Gregorius VI at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- "Gregory VI", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
- Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
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| Preceded by Benedict IX |
Pope 1045–1046 |
Succeeded by Clement II |