This article is about the Catholic pope. For the Coptic pope, see Pope John VIII of Alexandria. For the legendary female pope, see Pope Joan.
Pope
John VIII
Bishop of Rome
Posthumous miniature of John VIII, 14th century
Church
Catholic Church
Papacy began
14 December 872
Papacy ended
16 December 882
Predecessor
Adrian II
Successor
Marinus I
Personal details
Born
Rome, Papal States
Died
(882-12-16)16 December 882 Rome, Papal States
Other popes named John
Pope John VIII (Latin: Ioannes VIII; died 16 December 882) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 14 December 872 to his death. He is often considered one of the ablest popes of the 9th century.[1]
John devoted much of his papacy attempting to halt and reverse the Muslim gains in southern Italy and their march northwards. When his efforts to obtain assistance from either the Franks or the Byzantines failed, John strengthened the defences of Rome. He supported Methodius of Thessalonica in his mission to the Slavs, defended him against the Carolingian rulers and Bavarian clergy, and authorized the translation of the Bible into Slavonic. John also extended diplomatic recognition to the Duchy of Croatia and resolved the Photian schism. John's pontificate ended with his assassination, and the papacy became significantly weaker in the aftermath.
^Mann, Horace. "Pope John VIII." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. retrieved 10 June 2007.
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