Pope John VIII

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9th-century pope human pope

Pope John VIII was a 9th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his efforts to defend the Papal States, navigate complex relations with the Byzantine Empire and Frankish rulers, and combat the spread of Saracen incursions in Italy.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pope John VIII canonical	3
Pope John VIII (contemporaneously)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	9th-century pope ⓘ human ⓘ pope ⓘ
ally	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Carolingian rulers ⓘ
appointedBy	papal election of 872 ⓘ
birthPlace	Rome ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	9th century ⓘ
concernedWith	autonomy of the Papal States ⓘ balance of power between East and West ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Papal States ⓘ
deathDate	882 ⓘ
deathPlace	Rome ⓘ
era	early Middle Ages ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Papal States ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Pope ⓘ Saint (in some Eastern traditions) ⓘ
involvedIn	Photian Schism ⓘ defense of Rome against Saracens ⓘ
issued	papal bulls concerning the Slavonic liturgy ⓘ
knownFor	combating Saracen incursions in Italy ⓘ conflicts over the Photian Schism ⓘ defending the Papal States ⓘ diplomacy with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ relations with Frankish rulers ⓘ support for the Slavonic liturgy ⓘ
languageSpoken	Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ
name	John VIII ⓘ
notableEvent	confirmation of the Slavonic liturgy ⓘ councils dealing with the Photian controversy ⓘ
opponent	Duchy of Naples ⓘ surface form: Duchy of Naples (when allied with Saracens) Saracen raiders in Italy ⓘ
papacyEndDate	882 ⓘ
papacyStartDate	872 ⓘ
partOf	Carolingian era papacy ⓘ
positionHeld	Pope ⓘ surface form: Bishop of Rome Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ
predecessor	Pope Hadrian II ⓘ surface form: Pope Adrian II
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
sought	Byzantine naval support in the Mediterranean ⓘ military aid from Frankish rulers against Saracens ⓘ
strengthened	defenses of the Papal States ⓘ fortifications of Rome ⓘ
successor	Pope Marinus I ⓘ
supported	Saints Cyril and Methodius ⓘ use of Old Church Slavonic in the liturgy ⓘ
title	Supreme Pontiff ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fourth Council of Constantinople → confirmedBy → Pope John VIII ⓘ

Pope Hadrian II → successor → Pope John VIII ⓘ

Council of Constantinople 879–880 → approvedBy → Pope John VIII ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pope John VIII (contemporaneously)

Svatopluk I → allyOf → Pope John VIII ⓘ