Pope Stephen VII
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| Stephen VII | |
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| Papacy ended | 15 March 931 |
| Predecessor | Leo VI |
| Successor | John XI |
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| Born | ??? Rome, Italy |
| Died | 15 March 931 ??? |
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Pope Stephen VII (?– 15 March 931). Stephen was a Roman by birth, the son of Theodemundus, and perhaps a member of the Gabrielli family. He was elected—probably handpicked—by Marozia from the Tusculani family, as a stop-gap measure until her own son John was ready to assume the throne of Peter. He had been before cardinal-priest of St Anastasia.
During his reign as Pope, he confirmed the privileges of a few religious houses in France and Italy. The validity of his papacy is disputed. Like his predecessor, Pope Leo VI, he was elected while Pope John X was still alive and in prison.
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| Preceded by Leo VI |
Pope 929–931 |
Succeeded by John XI |
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