Pope Benedict VIII
Infobox Pope
English name=Benedict VIII
birth_name=Theophylactus
term_start=May 18 ,1012
term_end=April 9 ,1024
predecessor=Sergius IV
successor=John XIX
birth_date=???
birthplace=Rome ,Italy
dead=dead|death_date=death date|1024|4|9|mf=y
deathplace=Rome ,Italy
other=BenedictBenedict VIII (born in
Rome , diedApril 9 ,1024 ), born Theophylactus,Pope from 1012 to 1024, of the noble family of thecounts of Tusculum (son of Gregory, Count of Tusculum, and Maria, and brother of future Pope John XIX), descended fromTheophylact, Count of Tusculum like his predecessorPope Benedict VI (973–974). Benedict VIII was opposed by anantipope , Gregory VI (1012), who compelled him to fleeRome . He was restored byHenry II of Germany (1002–24), whom he crownedEmperor on February 14, 1014, and for his entire pontificate remained on good terms with him. In Benedict VIII's pontificate theSaracens renewed their attacks on the southern coasts ofEurope , and effected a settlement inSardinia . TheNormans also then began to settle inItaly . The Pope promoted peace in Italy by allying himself with the Normans, defeating the Saracens, and subjugating theCrescentii . He held a synod in Pavia with the Emperor to restrain simony and clerical incontinence. The reformation effected by the monastery of Cluny was supported by him, and he was a friend of its abbot, St. Odilo.In 1020, Benedict VIII travelled to Germany to confer with Henry II about the renewed Byzantine menace in the
Mezzogiorno . Arriving atBamberg at Eastertide, he consecrated the new cathedral there, obtained a charter from Henry II confirming the donations ofCharlemagne (768–814) andOtto the Great (936–973), and visited the monastery ofFulda . He convinced the Emperor to lead an expedition into the south of Italy and subordinate his vassals who had defected to Greek authority.
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