Pope Leo VIII, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: Catholic priest, cleric
About Pope Leo VIII
- Pope Leo VIII (died 1 March 965) was the head of the Catholic Church from 23 June 964 to his death in 965; before that, he was an antipope from 963 to 964, in opposition to Pope John XII and Pope Benedict V.
- An appointee of the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, his pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum.
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