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158th Roman Pontiff
Bl. Victor III
VICTOR Tertius
Desiderio da Montecassino, O.S.B.
158th Successor of St Peter · 1086–1087 · Italy · b. Benevento, Duchy of Benevento
1086
Elected
1087
Reign ended
1 year
Length
11th
Century
The Life
Subject of the Duchy of Benevento. Was of Lombard ethnicity. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Called the Synod of Benevento (1087), condemning lay investiture.
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