Pope Nicholas I

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

Pope858–867

Who

Called the Great; he upheld the deposition of Photius, defended the marriage of Theutberga against Lothair II, and answered the Bulgarians' questions on the faith.

Sources

Annuario Pontificio

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In the succession →

See of Rome, 858–867.

Succeeded: Pope Benedict III855–858
See of Rome, 858–867
Succeeded by: Pope Adrian II867–872
See of Rome, 867–872

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