Marinus di Roma (abt. 900 - 946)

Born about 0900 in Rome, Holy Roman Empire

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Biography

Pope Marinus II di Roma is Notable.

Marinus was born in the Papal State of Rome.^[1]

Platina^[2] who calls him Martin III, however this is mistaken as a number of records have misread Marinus as Martinus, states:

he laid aside thoughts of war, and employed his mind in religious matters, repairing churches that were ready to fall with age, and relieving the poor with his charity.

[He] died in the third year, sixth month, and tenth day of his Popedom, and was buried in St Peter's Church.

He became pope on 30 October 942 aged about 42.^[1][3] His papacy lasted about 3.5 years ending with his death on 1 May 946. He was buried in the portico of St Peter's Basilica after dying of natural causes.^[1]

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Pope History This is an unreliable source and data needs validating.
2. ↑ Platina, Bartolomeo (1479) The Lives of the Popes From the Time of Our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Accession of Gregory VII, I, London: Griffith Farran & Co., p250, retrieved 2021-04-04.
3. ↑ Vatican