Agapetus di Roma (abt. 905 - 955)

Born about 0905 in Rome, Holy Roman Empire

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Biography

Pope Agapetus II di Roma is Notable.

Agapetus was born in Rome, Holy Roman Empire to a noble family. His father was Roman and his mother was Greek.^[1]

He was elected pope on 10 May 916.^[1][2]

Platina^[3] states:

Agapetus the Second, a Roman, was created Pope at a time when Italy was full of warlike hurly-burly; for the Hungarians, having invaded Italy with a mighty force, had overrun all the country beyond the river Po.

Pope Agapetus, a harmless man, and a great lover of the Church, died in the ninth year, seventh month, and tenth day of his pontificate.

He died on 8 November 955 aged 50 and was buried in the Lateran basilica.^[1]

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Pope History - The data from this source needs validation.
2. ↑ Vatican
3. ↑ 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., p250-251, retrieved 2021-04-04.