Pope Sergius II
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{{Infobox Pope|
English name=Sergius II|
image=[[Image:Emblem of the Papacy.svg|150px]]|
birth_name=???|
term_start=January, [[844]]|
term_end=[[January 24]], [[847]]|
predecessor=[[Pope Gregory IV|Gregory IV]]|
successor=[[Pope Leo IV|Leo IV]]|
birth_date=???|
birthplace=[[Rome]], [[Italy]]|
dead=dead|death_date={{death date|847|1|24|mf=y}}|
deathplace=???|
other=Sergius}}
'''Sergius II''' was [[Pope]] from January, [[844]]-[[January 24]], [[847]].
On the death of [[Gregory IV]] the archdeacon [[Antipope John VIII|John]] was proclaimed pope by popular acclamation, while the nobility elected Sergius, a [[Rome|Roman]] of noble birth. The opposition was suppressed, with Sergius intervening to save John's life. Sergius was then consecrated immediately by the nobles (or the bishops) {{Fact|date=March 2007}}, without seeking the ratification of the Frankish court.
The Holy Roman Emperor [[Lothair I]], however, disapproved of this abandoning of the [[Constitutio Romana]] of 824 which included the statute that no pope should be consecrated until his election had the approval of the Frankish emperor. He sent an army under his son [[Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Louis]], the recently appointed [[viceroy]] of Italy, to re-establish his authority. The Church and the Emperor reached an accommodation, with Louis being crowned king of [[Lombardy]] by Sergius, although the Pope did not accede to all the demands made upon him.
Sergius contributed to urban redevelopment in [[Rome]], relying on some consider to be dubious means of gaining money. [[Simony]] is said to have flourished during the reign of Sergius II.
During his pontificate Rome was ravaged and the churches of [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter]] and [[Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls|St. Paul]] were sacked by [[Saracens]], who also assaulted [[Porto]] and [[Ostia Antica (archaeological site)|Ostia]] (August 846). Sergius died while negotiating between two patriarchs and was succeeded by [[Pope Leo IV]].
==References==
*Cheetham, Nicolas, ''Keepers of the Keys'', New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. ISBN 0-684-1863-X
==External Links==
* [http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/01_01_0844-0847-_Sergius_II.html Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina with analytical indexes]
{{Pope|
Predecessor=[[Pope Gregory IV|Gregory IV]]|
Successor=[[Pope Leo IV|Leo IV]]|Dates=844–847}}
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