Pope Agapetus II (died 8 November 955) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 May 946 to his death. A nominee of the princeps of...

Agapetus has been the papal name of two popes of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Agapetus I (535–536) Pope Agapetus II (946–955) This disambiguation page...

Sophia in Constantinople Agapetus (physician), ancient Greek doctor Pope Agapetus I (died 536) Pope Agapetus II (died 955) Agapetus of the Kiev Caves (died...

946 and was succeeded by Agapetus II. Because of the similarity of the names Marinus and Martinus, Marinus I and Marinus II were, in some sources, mistakenly...

Romans, somewhere between the ages of 17 and 24. With the death of Pope Agapetus II in November 955, Octavian, who was the cardinal deacon of Santa Maria...

Constantinople, Agapetus also deposed the patriarch Anthimus I and personally consecrated his successor who is Menas of Constantinople. Four of Agapetus’ letters...

former archbishop Frederick. William received confirmation from Pope Agapetus II and also the title of Apostolic Vicar of Germany, a title which made...

(939–942) Pope Marinus II (942–946) Pope Agapetus II (946–955) Pope John XII (955–964), grandson of Marozia, by her son Alberic II of Spoleto After several...

Mabillon confused Adrian III, who succeeded Marinus I, with Agapetus II, who succeeded Marinus II a century later. Adrian laboured hard to alleviate the misery...

Mascara. November 8 – Pope Agapetus II dies after a 9-year reign. He is succeeded by John XII, aged around 19 and the son of Alberic II (the late ruler of Rome)...

Stephen VIII did not canonize any saints. Pope Marinus II did not canonize any saints. Pope Agapetus II did not canonize any saints. Pope John XII did not...

other monks. The abbey was again rebuilt in 949 by the decision of Pope Agapetus II and, together with the town, renamed San Germano (after Saint Germanus...

I (523–526) Pope Felix IV (526–530) Pope Boniface II (530–532) Pope John II (533–535) Pope Agapetus I (535–536) Pope Vigilius (537–555) Pope Urban VI...

(914–928), Pope Agapetus II (946–955), Pope John XII (955–964), Pope Paschal II (1099–1118), Pope Callixtus II (1119–1124), Pope Honorius II (1124–1130),...

circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to a beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes...

embassy to Rome to apply for an imperial coronation with Pope Agapetus II – but Prince Alberic II makes it clear that this is not possible (afraid of Otto's...

Marinus II dies at Rome after a four-year reign. He is succeeded by Agapetus II and elected with the support of the Roman despot Alberic II. Agapetus is installed...

Anicetus, Soter, Zeferinus, Urban I, Pontian, Anterus, Fabian, Lucius I, Sixtus II, Alexander I, Eutychian, and Miltiades. A long inscription made in the period...

permitted to Hincmar of Reims by Leo IV (851) and to Bruno of Cologne by Agapetus II (954) was contrary to the general custom. In the 10th and 11th centuries...

Netherlands. He died in Sint Odiliënberg. Plechem was canonized by Pope Agapetus II about 950. As a result, the Basilica of St. Plechelm in Oldenzaal was...

Agapetus of the Kiev Caves, or Agapetus of Pechersk (Russian: Агапит Печерский, Ukrainian: Агапіт Печерський; born ?? – died 1095), was an Orthodox Christian...

embassy to Rome to apply for an imperial coronation with Pope Agapetus II – but Prince Alberic II makes it clear that this is not possible (afraid of Otto's...

Novatianism and Donatism). The answer to their question was given by Agapetus I, as John II died on 8 May 535. He was buried in St Peter's Basilica. List of...

Leo VII, Pope (936–939) Stephen VIII, Pope (939–942) Marinus II, Pope (942–946) Agapetus II, Pope (946–955) John XII, Pope (955–963, 964) Benedict V, Pope...

deposed as patriarch of Constantinople in favour of Menas. April 22 – Pope Agapetus I dies in Constantinople, after a reign of just ten months. He is succeeded...

Nicholas V (1447–1455) Pope Callixtus III (1455–1458) Pope Pius II (1458–1464) Pope Paul II (1464–1471) Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484) Pope Innocent VIII (1484–1492)...

One exception was Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, who was twice excommunicated by the Pope during a Crusade. Frederick II ignored this and was moderately...

corrections to its existing biographies of the popes, from St Peter to John Paul II". The corrections concerned dates, especially in the first two centuries,...

lost its universality due to the absence of many bishops. Later Constantius II, son of Constantine, converted to Arianism and tried to impose his doctrinal...

became pope on 2 November 676, having been selected to succeed Adeodatus II. By that time, Donus was already elderly. Donus expanded the clergy of Rome...