Pope John IX

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John IX
Birth name  ???
Papacy began January, 898
Papacy ended January, 900
Predecessor Theodore II
Successor Benedict IV
Born  ???
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Died 900
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Other popes named John

John IX, Pope from 898 to 900, not only confirmed the judgment of his predecessor Pope Theodore II (897) in granting Christian burial to Pope Formosus (891–896), but at a council held at Ravenna decreed that the records of the synod which had condemned him should be burned.

Finding, however, that it was advisable to cement the ties between the empire and the papacy, John IX gave unhesitating support to Lambert in preference to Arnulf, and also induced the council to determine that henceforth the consecration of the Popes should take place only in the presence of the imperial legates. The sudden death of Lambert shattered the hopes which this alliance seemed to promise. John IX was succeeded by Pope Benedict IV (900–903).

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Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Theodore II
Pope
898–900
Succeeded by
Benedict IV


This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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