Pope Stephen VII

Pope Stephen VII
Pope Stephen VII
Papacy began	February 929
Papacy ended	15 March 931
Predecessor	Leo VI
Successor	John XI
Personal details
Birth name	Stephanus de Gabrielli
Born	???; Rome, Papal States
Died	15 March 931; Rome, Papal States

Pope Stephen VII (??? − 15 March 931) was pope of the Roman Catholic Church from February 929 until 15 March 931 when he died.

He was elected by Marozia from the Tusculani family, as a stop-gap measure until her own son John was ready. Before being elected, he was the cardinal-priest of St Anastasia in Rome.^[1]

He died on 15 March 931 in Rome and was succeeded by Pope John XI.^[2]

References

↑ Mann, Horace K. The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages, Vol. IV: The Popes in the Days of Feudal Anarchy, 891-999. p. 189.
↑ Bower, Archibald. The History of the Popes: from the foundation of the See of Rome to A.D. 1758. p. 311.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Leo VI	Pope 928–931	Succeeded by John XI

[1] Mann, Horace K. The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages, Vol. IV: The Popes in the Days of Feudal Anarchy, 891-999. p. 189.

[2] Bower, Archibald. The History of the Popes: from the foundation of the See of Rome to A.D. 1758. p. 311.

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Persondata
Name	Stephen VII
Alternative names
Short description	pope of the Roman Catholic Church
Date of birth	???
Place of birth	Rome, Papal States
Date of death	15 March 931
Place of death	Rome, Papal States