Q: Who was Benedict VII’s predecessor?

A: He followed the antipope Boniface VII, who illegally claimed the papacy in 974 and 984–985. Benedict VII’s legitimacy as pope contrasted with Boniface’s contested authority.

Q: What territories did Benedict VII govern?

A: As pope, he ruled the Papal States, a domain in the Italian Peninsula under direct papal sovereignty from 756 to 1870.

Q: Was Benedict VII known for any writings?

A: He is identified as a writer, though no specific works are documented in the provided sources. His literary activity may relate to ecclesiastical or administrative duties.

Benedict VII

pope

Person Human Q179697

Facts

16 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[12]
Date of death: July 10, 983
Place of birth: Rome
Place of death: Rome
Country of citizenship: Papal States^[7]
Occupation: Catholic priest, writer, Catholic bishop
Position held: Pope, Roman Catholic Bishop of Sutri, cardinal^[8]^[9]^[10]
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[11]
Work location: Rome, Papal States^[15]^[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin^[21]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[23]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Otto's encyclopedia, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Given name: Benedictus^[14]
Name in native language: Benedictus VII^[22]
Noble title: count^[13]

🏷️ Also known as

en Benedictus VII en Pope Benedict VII en Benedict VII ar بندكت السابع cs Benedikt VII. da Pave Benedikt 7. el Πάπας Βενέδικτος Ζ΄ es Benedicto VII es Papa Benedicto VII fa بندیکت هفتم fr Benoît VII fr Benoit VII he בנדיקטוס השביעי hu VII. Benedek pápa id Benediktus VII id Paus Benediktus VII it Benedetto VII it papa Benedetto VII ja ベネディクトゥス7世 ko 교황 베네딕도 7세

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Angelicum ID: 193347
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID: 41938
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 110951537
Biblissima authority ID: altarist
British Museum person or institution ID: 140922
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: benedikt-benedikt-vii
CANTIC ID: 981058521805006706
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00165597, cnp02286684

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Catholic Hierarchy person ID: bendt
Cathopedia article ID: Papa_Benedetto_VII
Corpus Corporum author ID: Benedictus_VII
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 100937632
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 100937632
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Benedict-VII
Evene ID: benoit-vii-19674
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Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia Online ID: Бенедикт_VII
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 6865
IxTheo authority ID: 303665475
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Mirabile author ID: 20544
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1537429
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 074353365
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Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID: 16614
Prabook ID: 2462403
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Rodovid ID: 473936, 447792
Roglo person ID: p=benedetto;n=di spoleto
SBN author ID: LO1V187649
Sandrart.net person ID: 1257
Topic's main category: Category:Benedictus VII
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID: papa-benedetto-vii
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058521805006706
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV11690242
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WikiKids ID: Paus_Benedictus_VII
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WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJg8HDKFWcFD8Px7dGjjYP

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Described by source 3

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia

Occupation 3

writer, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

Position held 2

Pope, cardinal

Work location 2

Rome, Papal States

Country of citizenship 1

Papal States

Given name 1

Benedictus

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Latin

Noble title 1

count

Place of birth 1

Rome

Place of death 1

Rome

Preceded by (successor) 1

Boniface VII

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Benedict VII was born in Rome^[1]. He died on July 10, 983^[2], in Rome^[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest^[4], writer^[5], and Catholic bishop^[6].

FAQs

Where was Benedict VII born?

Benedict VII's place of birth was Rome^[1].

Where did Benedict VII die?

Benedict VII died in Rome^[3].

What did Benedict VII do for work?

Benedict VII worked as a Catholic priest^[4], writer^[5], and Catholic bishop^[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Benedict VII — place of birth (P19): Rome. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Benedict VII — place of death (P20): Rome. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Benedict VII — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Benedict VII — country of citizenship (P27): Papal States. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Benedict VII — position held (P39): Pope. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Benedict VII — position held (P39): Roman Catholic Bishop of Sutri. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Benedict VII — position held (P39): cardinal. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Benedict VII — noble title (P97): count. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Benedict VII — occupation (P106): Catholic priest. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Benedict VII — occupation (P106): writer. Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Benedict VII — occupation (P106): Catholic bishop. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-31. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Benedict VII — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-10-23. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Benedict VII — date of death (P570): July 10, 983. Enciclopedia dei Papi. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Benedict VII — given name (P735): Benedictus. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Benedict VII — work location (P937): Rome. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Benedict VII — work location (P937): Papal States. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Benedict VII — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Benedict VII — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Benedict VII — described by source (P1343): Otto's encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Benedict VII — described by source (P1343): Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Benedict VII — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Latin. Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Benedict VII — name in native language (P1559): Benedictus VII. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Benedict VII — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.

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