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139th Roman Pontiff
Sylvester II
SILVESTER Secundus
Gerbert d'Aurillac, O.S.B.
139th Successor of St Peter · 999–1003 · France · b. Belliac, Kingdom of the West Franks
999
Elected
1003
Reign ended
4 years
Length
10th
Century
The Life
Subject of the Kingdom of the West Franks (later renamed Kingdom of France). First French (Occitan) pope. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
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