Pope Leo VI

Pope

Leo VI
Pope; Leo VI
Papacy began	June 928
Papacy ended	February 929
Predecessor	John X
Successor	Stephen VII
Personal details
Birth name	Leo Sanguini
Born	???; Rome, Papal States
Died	February 929; Rome, Papal States

Pope Leo VI (??? − February 929) was pope of the Roman Catholic Church from June 928 until February 929 when he died.

Tradition tells that he was a member of the Sanguini family.^[1] Before being elected, he was the cardinal-priest of the church of Santa Susanna in Rome.^[2]

He died on 15 March 931 in Rome and was buried in St. Peter's Basilica. He was succeeded by Pope Stephen VII.^[2]

ReferencesEdit

↑ Masson, Georgina. The Companion Guide to Rome. p. 177.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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. 188.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by John X	Pope 928–929	Succeeded by Stephen VII

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[1] Masson, Georgina. The Companion Guide to Rome. p. 177.

[mann188-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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. 188.

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Persondata
Name	Leo VI
Alternative names
Short description	pope of the Roman Catholic Church
Date of birth	???
Place of birth	Rome, Papal States
Date of death	February 929
Place of death	Rome, Papal States