Victor III
1027 – 1087 · aged 60
Head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1086 to 1087
- Born
- 1027 · Benevento
- Died
- 1087 · Abbey of Monte Cassino
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- 1027BornBorn in Benevento
- 1058 – 1087RoleAbbot of Monte Cassino
- 1058 – 1059RoleCardinal-deacon
- 1059 – 1086RoleCardinal priest
- 1086 – 1087RolePope
- 1087DiedDied in Abbey of Monte Cassino
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Biography
Pope Victor III (c. 1026 – 16 September 1087), born Dauferio Epifani Del Zotto, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was the successor of Pope Gregory VII. Prior to becoming pope he had held the important post of abbot of the great monastery of Montecassino, under his monastic name of Desiderius and during those years played a historically important role.
He is the most recent lawfully elected pope to have taken the pontifical name "Victor".
In contrast with his early public life, as Pope Victor, as he had become, he made a less significant contribution. His failing health was the chief factor that made him so reluctant to accept election as pope and that his health was in fact seriously impaired was clear when he fell ill during the ceremony of his coronation as pope.
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