- Pope Agapetus II
Infobox Pope
English name=Agapetus II
birth_name=???
term_start=May 10 ,946
term_end=October, 955
predecessor=Marinus II
successor=John XII
birth_date=???
birthplace=Rome ,Italy
dead=dead|death_date=October, 955
deathplace=Rome ,Italy
other=AgapetusAgapetus II (born in
Rome ; died October, 955) wasPope fromMay 10 ,946 until his death in 955, at the time whenAlberic II (932–954), son ofMarozia , was governing the independent republic ofRome under the title of "Prince and Senator of the Romans."Agapetus II, a man of some force of character, attempted to put a stop to the so-called
Pornocracy , which lasted from the accession ofPope Sergius III (904–911) in 904 to the deposition ofPope John XII (955–964) in 964. His appeal toOtto I the Great (936–973) to intervene in Rome remained without immediate effect, since Alberic II's position was too strong to be attacked, but it bore fruit after his death.External links
* [http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/01_01_0946-0955-_Agapetus_II.html Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina with analytical indexes]
References
*1911
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