Pope Sergius IV


Sergius IV
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began31 July 1009
Papacy ended12 May 1012
PredecessorJohn XVIII
SuccessorBenedict VIII
Previous post(s)
Orders
Consecration1004
Created cardinal1004
by John XVIII
Personal details
Born
Pietro Martino Buccaporci

Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Died(1012-05-12)12 May 1012
Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Other popes named Sergius

Pope Sergius IV (died 12 May 1012) was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from 31 July 1009 to his death. His temporal power was eclipsed by the patrician John Crescentius. Sergius IV may have called for the expulsion of Muslims from the Holy Land, but this is disputed. Since his time, the practice that the person who has been elected to the office of pope takes on a new name became a tradition.[1]

  1. ^ Goez, Werner (1970). "PAPA QUI ET EPISCOPUS: ZUM SELBSTVERSTÄNDNIS DES REFORMPAPSTTUMS IM 11. JAHRHUNDERT". Archivum Historiae Pontificiae. 8: 27–59. JSTOR 23563726.