Damasus II | |
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Papacy began | July 17 1048 |
Papacy ended | August 9, 1048 |
Predecessor | Pope Benedict IX |
Successor | Pope Leo IX |
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Birth name | Poppo |
Born | Pildenau, Bavaria |
Died | Rome | August 9, 1048
Pope Damasus II (Latin: Damasus Secundus; died August 9, 1048), born Poppo, was a German priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 152nd Pope for only 24 days from July 17 to August 9, 1048.[1]
He was the third German to become pope.[2]
He was born in Bavaria.[2]
Poppo was Bishop of Brixen in the Tyrol Mountains of Germany.[2]
Bishop Popo became pope on July 17, 1048; and he took the name Damasas II. He died within a month of his election.[3]