Pope Lando
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Lando | |
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Birth name | Lando |
Papacy began | July or August, 913 |
Papacy ended | February or March, 914 |
Predecessor | Anastasius III |
Successor | John X |
Born | ??? Sabina, Italy |
Died | February or March, 914 Rome, Italy |
Lando was elected pope in either July or August, 913; he died about six months later, in either February or March, 914.
He was born in Sabina, Italy. His father was reportedly named Taino. He did not change his name on his accession.
Lando is thought to have had powerful friends who helped him be elected pope. Little more is known about him. He was the last pope to use a papal name which had not been previously used until Pope John Paul I did so in 1978.
[edit] Sources
- Claudio Rendina. I papi. Storia e segreti. Newton Compton, Rome, 1983.
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Preceded by Anastasius III |
Pope 913–914 |
Succeeded by John X |