‹ The Popes
127th Roman Pontiff
Stephen VIII
STEPHANVS Octavus
Stephanus
126th Successor of St Peter · 939–942 · Rome · b. Rome, Papal States
939
Elected
942
Reign ended
3 years
Length
10th
Century
The Life
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Sometimes called Stephen IX.
Portrait: Artaud de Montor (1772–1849) / Wikimedia Commons