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Sergius IV

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Sergius IV

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Also known as Pietro Martino Buccaporci, Pope Sergius IV

Pope from 1009 to 1012

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Sergius IV was a male Catholic priest and bishop who served as Pope and cardinal within the Catholic Church. A member of the Benedictines, he was born in Rome in 970 and worked in Rome and the Papal States. He held citizenship in the Papal States and is recognized in the Popes collection.

He died in Rome on May 12, 1012, due to poison. His place of burial is the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. His name in his native language is Sergius PP. IV. He is described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Sergius IV (died 12 May 1012) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from 31 July 1009 to his death. His temporal power was eclipsed by the patrician John Crescentius. Sergius IV may have called for the expulsion of Muslims from the Holy Land, but this is disputed. Since his time, the practice that the person who has been elected to the office of pope takes on a new name became a tradition.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sergius IV” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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