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From The Lives of the Popes from the Time of our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Accession of Gregory VII. Written Originally in Latin by B. Platina, Native of Cremona, and translated into English (from an anonymous translation, first printed in 1685 by Sir Paul Rycaut), Edited by William Benham, Volume I, London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, [1888, undated in text]; pp. v-viii.

The Lives of the Popes,
BY
B. Platina

Volume I.


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CONTENTS*

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BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE  ix

GENERAL INTRODUCTION  xv

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  [1]  St Peter the Apostle, circa A.D. 33-68   1

  [2]  St Linus, circa A.D. 68-78  10

  [3]  St Cletus, circa A.D. 78-91  12

  [4]  St Clemens, circa A.D. 91-100  15

  [5]  St Anacletus  17

  [6]  St Evaristus, circa A.D. 100-109  19

  [7]  St Alexander I., circa A.D. 109-119  21

  [8]  St Sixtus I., circa A.D. 119-129  22

  [9]  St Telesphorus, A.D. 129-139  24

 [10]  St Hyginus, A.D. 139-143  26

 [16]  St Pius I., A.D. 143-157  27

 [16]  St Anicetus, A.D. 157-168  29

 [16]  St Soter, A.D. 168-77  31

 [16]  St Eleutherius, A.D. 177-192  33

 [16]  St Victor I., circa A.D. 192-202  35

 [16]  St Zephyrinus, circa A.D. 202-219  36

 [17]  St Calistus I., A.D. 219-223  38

 [18]  St Urbanus I., A.D. 223-230  41

 [19]  St Pontianus, A.D. 230-235  43

 [20]  St Anterus, A.D. 235-236  45

 [21]  St Fabianus, A.D. 236-249  47

 [22]  St Cornelius, A.D. 251-252  48

 [23]  St Lucius I., A.D. 252-253  50

 [24]  St Stephanus I., A.D. 253-257  52

 [25]  St Sixtus II., A.D. 257-258  53

 [26]  St Dionysius, A.D. 259-269  55

 [27]  St Felix I., A.D. 269-275  56

 [28]  St Eutychianus, A.D. 275-283  57

 [29]  St Caius, A.D. 283-296  58

 [30]  St Marcellinus, A.D. 296-304  60

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 [31]  St Marcellus, A.D. 308-310  64

 [32]  St Eusebius, A.D. 310  65

 [33]  St Melchiades, A.D. 311-314  67

 [34]  St Sylvester, A.D. 314-336  69

 [35]  Marcus I., A.D. 336-337  75

 [36]  Julius I., A.D. 337-352  77

 [37]  Liberius I., A.D. 352-366  79

 [38]  Felix II., A.D. 356  82

 [39]  Damasus I., A.D. 367-384  85

 [40]  Siricius I., A.D. 385-398  88

 [41]  Anastasius I., A.D. 399-402  92

 [42]  Innocentius I., A.D. 402-417  94

 [43]  Zosimus, A.D. 417-418  96

 [44]  Bonifacius I., A.D. 419-422  99

 [45]  Cœlestinus I., A.D. 422-432 101

 [46]  Sixtus III., A.D. 432-440 103

 [47]  Leo I. the Great, A.D. 440-461 105

 [48]  Hilarius I., A.D. 461-468 108

 [49]  Simplicius I., A.D. 468-483 109

 [50]  Felix III., A.D. 483-492 111

 [51]  Gelasius I., A.D. 492-496 113

 [52]  Anastasius II., A.D. 496-498 115

 [53]  Symmachus I., A.D. 498-514 116

 [54]  Hormisda I., A.D. 514-523 118

 [55]  John I., A.D. 523-526 120

 [56]  Felix IV., A.D. 526-530 122

 [57]  Boniface II., A.D. 530-532 123

 [58]  John II., A.D. 532-535 124

 [59]  Agapetus I., A.D. 535-536 125

 [60]  Sylverius I., A.D. 536-537 126

 [61]  Vigilius I., A.D. 537-555 128

 [62]  Pelagius I., A.D. 555-560 130

 [63]  John III., A.D. 560-573 132

 [64]  Benedict I., A.D. 574-578 134

 [65]  Pelagius II., A.D. 578-590 135

 [66]  Gregory I. the Great, A.D. 590-604 136

 [67]  Sabinian I., A.D. 604-606 140

 [68]  Boniface III., A.D. 607-608 141

 [69]  Boniface IV., A.D. 608-615 142

 [70]  Deus-Dedit I., A.D. 615-618 144

 [71]  Boniface V., A.D. 618-625 145

 [72]  Honorius I., A.D. 625-638 147

 [73]  Severinus I., A.D. 640 149

 [74]  John IV., A.D. 640-642 150

 [75]  Theodorus I., A.D. 642-649 152

 [76]  Martin I., A.D. 649-655 153

 [77]  Eugenius I., A.D. 655-657 155

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 [78]  Vitalianus I., A.D. 657-672 156

 [79]  Adeodatus I., A.D. 672-676 158

 [80]  Donus I., A.D. 676-678 160

 [81]  Agatho I., A.D. 678-682 161

 [82]  Leo II., A.D. 682-683 163

 [83]  Benedict II., A.D. 683-685 164

 [84]  John V., A.D. 685-686 166

 [85]  Conon I., A.D. 686-687 167

 [86]  Sergius I., A.D. 687-701 168

 [87]  John VI., A.D. 702-705 172

 [88]  John VII., A.D. 705-707 173

 [89]  Sisinnius, A.D. 708 175

 [90]  Constantine I., A.D. 708-716 175

 [91]  Gregory II., A.D. 716-731 178

 [92]  Gregory III., A.D. 731-741 183

 [93]  Zacharias I., A.D. 741-752 186

 [94]  Stephen II., A.D. 752-757 189

 [95]  Paul I., A.D. 757-767 192

 [96]  Stephen IV., A.D. 768-772 194

 [97]  Adrian I., A.D. 772-795 198

 [98]  Leo III., A.D. 795-816 204

 [99]  Stephen V., A.D. 816-817 209

 [100]  Paschal I., A.D. 817-824 210

 [101]  Eugenius II., A.D. 824-827 212

 [102]  Valentine I., A.D. 827 213

 [103]  Gregory IV., A.D. 827-844 214

 [104]  Sergius, A.D. 844-847 218

 [105]  Leo IV., A.D. 847-855 220

 [106]  John VIII. 224

 [107]  Benedict III., A.D. 855-858 225

 [108]  Nicolas I. [the Great], A.D. 858-867 227

 [109]  Hadrian II., A.D. 867-872 230

 [110]  John VIII., A.D. 872-882 232

 [111]  Martin II., A.D. 882-884 233

 [112]  Hadrian III., A.D. 884-885 234

 [113]  Stephen VI., A.D. 885-891 235

 [114]  Formosus, A.D. 891-896 236

 [115]  Boniface VI., A.D. 896 237

 [116]  Stephen VII., A.D. 896-897 237

 [117]  Romanus, A.D. 897-898 239

 [118]  Theodorus II., A.D. 898 239

 [119]  John IX., A.D. 898-900 240

 [120]  Benedict IV., A.D. 900-903 241

 [121]  Leo V., A.D. 903 242

 [122]  Christopher, A.D. 903 242

 [123]  Sergius III., A.D. 904-911 243

 [124]  Anastasius III., A.D. 911-913 244

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 [125]  Landus, A.D. 914 245

 [126]  John X., A.D. 914-928 245

 [127]  Leo VI., A.D. 928-929 247

 [128]  Stephen VIII., A.D. 929-931 247

 [129]  John XI., A.D. 931-936 248

 [130]  Leo VII., A.D. 936-939 249

 [131]  Stephen IX., A.D. 939-942 249

 [132]  Martin III., A.D. 942-946 250

 [133]  Agapetus II., A.D. 946-955 250

 [134]  John XII., A.D. 955-963 252

 [135]  Benedict V., A.D. 963 254

 [136]  Leo VIII., A.D. 964-965 254

 [137]  John XIII., A.D. 965-972 255

 [138]  Benedict VI., A.D. 972-974 256

 [139]  Boniface VII. 257

 [140]  Domnus II., A.D. 974-975 258

 [141]  Benedict VII., A.D. 975-983 258

 [142]  John XIV., A.D. 983-984 260

 [143]  John XV., A.D. 985-996 260

 [144]  Gregory V., A.D. 996-999 261

 [145]  John XVI., A.D. 996 263

 [146]  Sylvester II., A.D. 999-1003 264

 [147]  John XVII., A.D. 1003 265

 [148]  John XVIII., A.D. 1003-1009 266

 [148]  Sergius IV., A.D. 1009-1012 266

 [150]  Benedict VIII., A.D. 1012-1024 267

 [151]  John XIX., A.D. 1024-1033 269

 [152]  Benedict IX., A.D. 1033-1044 270

 [153]  Sylvester III., A.D. 1044 271

 [154]  Gregory VI., A.D. 1044-1046 271

 [155]  Clement II., A.D. 1046-1048 272

 [156]  Damasus II., A.D. 1048 273

 [157]  Leo IX., A.D. 1048-1054 274

 [158]  Victor II., A.D. 1055-1057 276

 [159]  Stephen IX., A.D. 1057-1058 276

 [160]  Benedict X., A.D. 1058-1059 277

 [161]  Nicolas II., A.D. 1059-1061 278

 [162]  Alexander II., A.D. 1061-1073 280



APPENDIX — CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 282

Elf. Editor’s Note

*  The numerical ranking of the Popes has been added in brackets in this online edition, according to Platina's list of the Popes. Other authorities have different lists of the popes, some include Pope Joan, others include the “false- or pseudo-popes,” etc.








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