Pope John VIII

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

Pope872–882

Who

Crowned Charles the Bald; the first pope to be assassinated.

Sources

Annuario Pontificio

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In the succession →

See of Rome, 872–882.

Succeeded: Pope Adrian II867–872
See of Rome, 872–882
Succeeded by: Pope Marinus I882–884
See of Rome, 882–884

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