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Benedict VIII

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Person Human Q162102

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
980
Date of death
April 15, 1024
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Papal States[9]
Occupation
Catholic priest
Position held
Pope[10]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[11]
Father
Gregory I, Count of Tusculum[7]
Mother
Maria[8]
Sibling
John XIX, Alberic III, Count of Tusculum[25][26]
Work location
Rome, Papal States[15][16]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Otto's encyclopedia, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, The Catholic Encyclopedia[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Given name
Benedictus[14]
Noble title
count[13]
Place of burial
St. Peter's Basilica[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benedict VIII en Benedictus VIII en Theophylactus en Pope Benedict VIII ar بندكت الثامن ar بنديكتوس الثامن cs Benedikt VIII. da Pave Benedikt 8. de Theophylakt II. von Tusculum el Πάπας Βενέδικτος Η΄ es Benedicto VIII es Papa Benedicto VIII es Teofilacto fa بندیکت هشتم fr Benoit VIII fr Benoît VIII he בנדיקטוס השמיני hu VIII. Benedek pápa id Benediktus VIII id Paus Benediktus VIII
🔖 Identifiers · 64
ISNI
0000000078212223
VIAF cluster ID
70918274
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2007019571
GND ID
118655426
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Benedykt VIII.jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
194778
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
54278
British Museum person or institution ID
140962
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
benedikt-benedikt-viii
CANTIC ID
981058519799206706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01466815
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
02428e
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Catholic Hierarchy person ID
teofil
Cathopedia article ID
Papa_Benedetto_VIII
Corpus Corporum author ID
Benedictus_VIII
DDB person (GND) ID
118655426
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118655426
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118655426
Documenta Catholica Omnia author ID
01_01_1012-1024-_Benedictus_VIII
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Benedict-VIII
FAST ID
1807543
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
FranceArchives agent ID
169338166
Freebase ID
/m/05_cz
GeneaStar person ID
detusculumt0
Genealogics.org person ID
I00312819
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
benet-viii
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0009089
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Benedikt_8.
Heiligen.net ID
04/09/04-09-1024-benedictus
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/434209688645
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
6866
J9U entity ID
987007397421805171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
2922
KSW person ID
86584
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/108368
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
00904/eu_b_2123/b2123.html
Mirabile author ID
19994
NUKAT ID
n2009137706
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1304918
Niedersächsische Personen ID
104301828X
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3875966
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
78040
Our Campaigns candidate ID
106562
Parsifal cluster ID
105289, 127851
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
059-00149-001
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
7252
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
16623
Prabook ID
2462404
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
11793
Rodovid ID
447812
Roglo person ID
p=theophylacte;n=di tuscolo;oc=1, p=theophylacte;n=di spoleto
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
1001:Teofilatto
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
papa-benedetto-viii
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
benedetto-viii
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
benedetto-viii-papa
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
41157, 143294
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1234438
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/46003
WeRelate person ID
Theophylact_of_Tusculum_(1)
WikiKids ID
Paus_Benedictus_VIII
WikiTree person ID
Tuscolo-2
Wikitólica ID
p/papa-benedicto-viii
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmxTbFvRGW8wp8gKg48YP

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia
Sibling 2
John XIX, Alberic III, Count of Tusculum
Siblings 2
John XIX, Alberic III, Count of Tusculum
Work location 2
Rome, Papal States
Country of citizenship 1
Papal States
Father 1
Gregory I, Count of Tusculum
Given name 1
Benedictus
Instance of 1
human
Noble title 1
count
Parent of 1
Gregory I, Count of Tusculum
Place of birth 1
Rome
Place of burial 1
St. Peter's Basilica
Place of death 1
Rome
Position held 1
Pope
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Benedict VIII was born on 980[1] in Rome[2]. He died on April 15, 1024[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5].

FAQs

Where was Benedict VIII born?

Benedict VIII was born in Rome[2].

Where did Benedict VIII die?

Benedict VIII died in Rome[4].

Who were Benedict VIII's parents?

Benedict VIII's father was Gregory I, Count of Tusculum[7]. Benedict VIII's mother was Maria[8].

What did Benedict VIII do for work?

Benedict VIII worked as a Catholic priest[5].

Related Entities

John XIX Papal States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [8] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118655426
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118655426, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  3. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Niedersächsische Personen ID → 104301828X
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39505: Add deprecated P13627 from Mix'n'match catalog 6981; live URL returned HTTP 404"
  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 86584
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 86584, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  5. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Niedersächsische Personen ID → 104301828X
    "Removed claim: Niedersächsische Personen ID: 104301828X, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782651488840"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 105289, 127851
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 127851, Matched to Benedictus (#160827488) in Parsifal persons #m"
  7. 22w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 980
    Occupation → Catholic priest
    "Changed claim: Date of birth: 980"
  8. 23w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #33786: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  9. 24w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikitólica ID → p/papa-benedicto-viii
    "Created claim: Wikitólica ID: p/papa-benedicto-viii, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  10. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981058519799206706
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058519799206706, Matched to Benet (#285958070) in CANTIC #mix'n"
  11. 27w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest
    Date of birth → 980
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30089: import data from GND - part 28 (cf. https://w.wiki/Me9X)"
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