Pope Gregory VI | |
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Papacy began | 1 May 1045 |
Papacy ended | 20 December 1046 |
Predecessor | Benedict IX |
Successor | Clement II |
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Created cardinal | 1012 by Benedict VIII |
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Birth name | Johannes Gratianus |
Born | Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 1048 Cologne (most likely), Germany, Holy Roman Empire |
Pope Gregory VI (Latin: Gregorius Sextus; died 1048), born Johannes Gratianus, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 149th Pope from 1 May 1045 until his abdication on 20 December 1046.[1]
Johannes Gratianus was born in Rome, but the date of his birth is not known.[2]
Gratianus became pope in 1045; and he took the name Gregory. There was a problem in the way he became pope.[2]
Gregory VI willingly resigned; and then he retired to a monastery.[3]
Hildebrand was the papal chaplain. This priest stayed with the former pope until his death in Cologne.[4]