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  • 121John XIII —     Pope John XIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XIII     Date of birth unknown; enthroned on 1 Oct., 965; d. 6 Sept., 972. After the death of John XII in 964 Benedictus Grammaticus was elected his successor as Benedict V. But Otto I… …

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  • 122Pope John XIII —     Pope John XIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XIII     Date of birth unknown; enthroned on 1 Oct., 965; d. 6 Sept., 972. After the death of John XII in 964 Benedictus Grammaticus was elected his successor as Benedict V. But Otto I… …

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  • 123St. Linus —     Pope St. Linus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Linus     (Reigned about A.D. 64 or 67 to 76 or 79).     All the ancient records of the Roman bishops which have been handed down to us by St. Irenaeus, Julius Africanus, St. Hippolytus,… …

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  • 124Pope St. Linus —     Pope St. Linus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Linus     (Reigned about A.D. 64 or 67 to 76 or 79).     All the ancient records of the Roman bishops which have been handed down to us by St. Irenaeus, Julius Africanus, St. Hippolytus,… …

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  • 125Gaius, Saint — ▪ pope Gaius also spelled  Caius   born , Dalmatia? died April 22?, 296, Rome; feast day April 22       pope from 283 (possibly December 17) to 296. Nothing about him is known with certainty. Supposedly a relative of the Roman emperor Diocletian …

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  • 126The Counter-Reformation —     The Counter Reformation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation     The subject will be considered under the following heads:     I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… …

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  • 127Alexander VI —     Pope Alexander VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI     Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of …

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  • 128Pope Alexander VI —     Pope Alexander VI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Alexander VI     Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in Rome, 18 August, 1503. His parents were Jofre Lançol and Isabella Borja, sister of… …

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