Pope Lando

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Lando
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.


Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Anastasius III
Pope
913–914
Succeeded by
John X


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