October 985 A.D. Benedict VII Dies—Rome’s 135th; Opposed by Boniface VII (Another “Anti-Pope” & More Roman Unity); Simony on Rise; Calls Carthage “That Wretched Province”)
October 985 A.D. Benedict VII Dies—Rome’s 135 th ; Opposed by Boniface VII (Another “Anti-Pope” & More Roman Unity); Simony on Rise; Calls Carthage “That Wretched Province”) Mann, Horace. "Pope Benedict VII." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2 . New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02428d.htm . Accessed 28 Aug 2014. Pope Benedict VII Date of birth unknown; d. c. October, 983. Acting under the influence of Sicco (see BENEDICT VI ), the Roman clergy and people elected to succeed Benedict VI another Benedict, Bishop of Sutri, a Roman and the son of David (October, 974). His authority was opposed by Boniface VII , and, though the antipope himself was forced to fly, his party followed fiercely in his footsteps and compelled Benedict ...