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Key Facts |
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Rome, Italy |
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Tusculum |
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Pope (974-983) |
| Died |
July 983 |
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Background |
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Benedict VII (born in Rome, the son of David, and previously Bishop of Sutri; died July 10, 983) belonged to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. He was elected by the Roman clergy and people under the influence of Sicco, imperial envoy of Emperor Otto II (973–983). He governed Rome quietly for nearly nine years, a somewhat rare thing in those days. |
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Benedict VII was related to Prince Alberic II (932–954), and connected to the Crescenti family. He succeeded to the papacy as a compromise candidate, to replace antipope Boniface VII (974, 984–985). Boniface VII was excommunicated and unsuccessfully attempted to retake the papacy. |
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Benedict VII promoted monasticism and ecclesiastical reform along with Emperor Otto II. He also consecrated the priest James, who had been sent to him by the people of Carthage "to help the wretched province of Africa." |
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Benedict VII visited the city of Orvieto with his nephew, Filippo Alberici, who later settled there and became Consul of the city state in 1016. The Alberici family live there to this day. |
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In March 981, he presided over a synod in St Peter's that prohibited simony by priests, bishops and clergy. Because the office of Pope and the Vatican were excluded from the edicts, by default the Papacy became the only official branch of the Catholic Church permitted to sell offices for money. |
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In September 981, Benedict VII convened a Lateran Synod. |
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Most Evil Crimes |
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List of most evil crimes |
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974 CE |
Of murder: (974 CE) That Pope Benedictus VII did murder Pope Benedict VI by having him strangled to obtain the seat of St. Peter. |
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