Pope Stephen VII

Note: In some sources, this pope is called Stephen VIII and Pope Stephen VI is called Stephen VII. See Pope-elect Stephen for detailed explanations.

Stephen VII

Papacy began	February 929
Papacy ended	15 March 931
Predecessor	Leo VI
Successor	John XI
Personal details
Birth name	? Stephanus de Gabrielli
Born	??? Rome, Papal States
Died	c. 15 March 931 Rome, Papal States
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Stephen VII (Latin: Stephanus PP. VII, Italian: Stefano VII; died c. 15 March 931)^[1] was Pope from February 929 until around March 931. A candidate of the infamous Marozia, his pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum.

Biography

Stephen was a Roman^[2] by birth, the son of Theodemundus,^[3] and perhaps a member of the Gabrielli family.^{[citation needed]} 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 chair of Saint Peter. Prior to his election, Stephen had been the cardinal-priest of St Anastasia in Rome.^[3]

Very little is known about Stephen’s pontificate. During his two years as pope, Stephen confirmed the privileges of a few religious houses in France and Italy.^[3] As a reward for helping free Stephen from the oppression of Hugh of Arles, Stephen granted Cante di Gabrielli the position of papal governor of Gubbio, and control over a number of key fortresses.^[4] Stephen was also noted for the severity with which he treated clergy who strayed in their morals.^[5] He was also, apparently, according to a hostile Greek source from the twelfth century, the first pope who went around clean shaved whilst pope.^[6]

Stephen died around 15 March 931, and was succeeded by Pope John XI.

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References

Mann, Horace K., The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages, Vol. IV: The Popes in the Days of Feudal Anarchy, 891-999 (1910)
"Pope Stephen (VII) VIII". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.

^ Archibald Bower, The History of the Popes: from the foundation of the See of Rome to A.D. 1758 (1845), pg. 311
^ Platina, Bartolomeo (1479), The Lives of the Popes From The Time Of Our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Accession of Gregory VII I, London: Griffith Farran & Co., pp. 247–248, retrieved 2013-04-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mann, pg. 189
^ Collegio araldico, Rivista, Volume 5 (1907), pg. 49
^ DeCormenin, Louis Marie; Gihon, James L., A Complete History of the Popes of Rome, from Saint Peter, the First Bishop to Pius the Ninth (1857), pg. 287
^ Mann, pg. 190

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Preceded by Leo VI	Pope 928–931	Succeeded by John XI

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Name	Stephen VII
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Place of birth	Rome, Papal States
Date of death	931
Place of death	Rome, Papal States

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