John (Ascended the papal chair)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

ascended the papal chair on the death of ir on the d Hormisdas in 523. Theodoric, King of in Oxford heodoric, K the Goths, a violent Arian, threw him of Ireland Henry Arian, thre into prison at Ravenna, na, where he died a, where in 526. The Roman Catholic Church sent over, Catholic honors him as a martyr. quest, but JOHN VIII., a Roman, was elected to it was found an, was ele the pontificate on the death of Adrian II., on the eath of Ad in 872. He crowned the Emperor without Charles the Bald in 875, and three years for him , an after went to France, where he held a Lackland. council at Troyes. In his time Italy ing to the was ravaged by the Saracens, who Earldom of obliged the Pope to pay tribute. He died various tri in 882. and married JOHN XI. was made Pope at the age of the Duke Pope at the 25, in 931, through the influence of his ing this e influence mother, Marozia, wife of Guy, Duke of to form of Guy, D Tuscany; but his brother Alberico afterconjunction er Alberico ward threw both him and her into the during his and her in castle of St. Angelo, where John died Richard where Joh in 936. and at his JOHN XII., the son of Alberico, and in preference of Alberic originally called Octavian; born 938. son of his vian; bor He was elected Pope in 956. At that in 956. A of the time Berenger tyrannized over Italy, and volted in ed over Ital the Pope implored the assistance of the mately assistance Emperor Otho I., who delivered the counelivered the was captured try. John crowned Otho at Rome, and of Falaise ho at Ros promised him fidelity, but united with removed to but anited the son of Berenger against his deliverer. more. Being Otho returned to Rome in 963, and called Arthur, the in 968, and a council, in which the Pope was accused John to ope was a of sacrilege and other crimes, which beliege lord, crimes, whi ing proved, he was deposed. On the desed. On t refusal to parture of the emperor, John entered er, Johu e execution Rome and exercised dreadful cruelties on his enemies readful cr against tion from him . He died in 964. ed in 964.