Popes on Parade Anno 801 - 900

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	Saint Leo III Anno 795-816	A Roman; son of Atyuppius and Elizabeth. At the time of his election he was Cardinal-Priest of St. Susanna. Leo's pontificate began auspiciously enough; he was elected the very day of Hadrian's death, and the Frankish King Charles sent an enormous gift of treasure captured from the barbarian Avars. Within just a few years, however, some disgruntled relatives of ex-Pope Hadrian began making trouble. During a religious procession, the Pope was attacked in the street by a gang of armed thugs. The attempted to poke out his eyes with sharp sticks and rip out his tongue with tongs. He was left for dead, but eventually made it to a nearby monastery where he miraculously healed. With his enemies in pursuit, he fled north to Paderborn, when he caught up with King Charles. The King held a trial of sorts, where the Pope's enemies accused him of every crime they could think of, including adultery and, since he denied the charges, perjury as well. Charles sent the Pope back to Rome, where the Romans welcomed him back with joy and relief. Charles himself came to Rome the following year having decided the Pope's accusers were just a bunch of whiny brats. Against his better judgement, Charles allowed himself to be convinced by Leo not to kill the accusers. A few days later, on Christmas day of the year 800, Pope and King together attended mass. After the Gospel had been sung, Pope Leo tiptoed up behind Charles and slipped a crown on his head. In an inspired bit of theatre, the whole assembly began to shout: "To Charles, the most pious Augustus, crowned by God, to our great and pacific emperor life and victory!" To say that Charles was surprised is an understatement. He later said that if he'd known what the Pope was planning, he'd never have gone into the church that day. Charles was no longer merely King of the Franks; with one smooth move, Pope Leo had named him Charlemagne, Emperor of the West. The newly reconstituted Holy Roman Empire, initially the Papacy's chief protector, would become in time its chief rival. But that's for the future...
	Stephen IV (V) Anno 816-817	A Roman aristocrat. Son of Marinus. Stephen had been a deacon under Leo III. Stephen sent notice of his election to Charlemagne's son, Louis the Pious. During his seven-month pontificate, he did very little except to annoint and crown Emperor Louis.
	Saint Paschal I Paschal, son of Bonosus Anno 817-824	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Eugene II Eugenius, son of Boemund Anno 824-827	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Valentine Anno 827	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Gregory IV Anno 827-844	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	John VIII (Antipope) Anno 844	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Sergius II Anno 844-847	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Saint Leo IV Leo, son of Radoald Anno 847-855	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Benedict III Benedictus, son of Peter Anno 855-858	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Anastasius III Anastasius Bibliothecarius (Antipope) Anno 855	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Saint Nicholas I the Great Nicholas, son of the Defensor Theodore Anno 858-867	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Hadrian II Hadrian, son of Talarus Anno 867-872	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	John VIII John, son of Gundus Anno 872-882	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Marinus I Marinus, son of Palumbo Anno 882-884	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Saint Hadrian III Hadrian, son of Benedictus Anno 884-885	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Stephen V (VI) Stephen, son of Hadrian Anno 885-891	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Formosus Anno 891-896	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Boniface VI Boniface, son of Adrian Anno 896	His pontificate lasted only fifteen days.
	Stephen VI (VII) Stephen, son of John Anno 896-897	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Romanus Romanus, son of Constantine Anno 897	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Theodore II Theodore, son of Photius Anno 897	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did. His pontificate lasted only twenty days.
	John IX John, son of Rampoald Anno 898-900	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.
	Benedict IV Benedictus, son of Mammalus Anno 900-903	This is where the bio goes. Something about who they were, when and how they became Pope, and what they did.

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