Pope Sergius II 24342 221262313 2008-06-23T19:32:38Z Carlaude 4622434 Removed category "9th century bishops"; Quick-adding category "9th century archbishops" (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) {{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}} {{Popes}} ---- {{1911}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sergius 02}} [[Category:Italian popes]] [[Category:Popes]] [[Category:People from Rome (city)]] [[Category:847 deaths]] [[Category:9th century archbishops]] [[af:Pous Sergius II]] [[bg:Сергий II (папа)]] [[ca:Sergi II]] [[cs:Sergius II.]] [[de:Sergius II.]] [[es:Sergio II]] [[eo:Serĝo la 2-a]] [[fr:Serge II]] [[gl:Serxio II, papa]] [[ko:교황 세르지오 2세]] [[it:Papa Sergio II]] [[sw:Papa Sergio II]] [[la:Sergius II]] [[hu:II. Sergius pápa]] [[nl:Paus Sergius II]] [[pl:Papież Sergiusz II]] [[pt:Papa Sérgio II]] [[ro:Papa Sergiu al II-lea]] [[ru:Сергий II (папа римский)]] [[fi:Sergius II]] [[sv:Sergius II]] [[tl:Sergio II]] [[uk:Сергій II]] [[zh:思齊二世]]