Antipope Boniface VII

Antipope

Boniface VII
DioceseRome
Papacy began
  • July 974 (first papacy)
  • c. 20 August 984 (second papacy)
Papacy ended
  • c. August 974 (first papacy)
  • 20 July 985 (second papacy)
PredecessorRoman claimant:
Benedict VI
Benedict VII (first papacy)
John XIV (second papacy)
Antipapal claimant:
Christopher
SuccessorRoman claimant:
Benedict VII (first papacy)
John XIV
John XV (second papacy)
Antipapal claimant:
John XVI
Other post(s)Cardinal Deacon
Personal details
Born
Franco Ferrucci
Died20 July 985
Rome, Papal States

Antipope Boniface VII (died 20 July 985), otherwise known as Franco Ferrucci, was a Catholic prelate who claimed the Holy See in 974 and from 984 until 985. A popular tumult compelled him to flee to Constantinople in 974; he carried off a vast treasure, and returned in 984 and removed Pope John XIV (983–984) from office. He is supposed to have put Pope Benedict VI to death. After a brief second rule, he died under suspicious circumstances. He is today considered an antipope.