HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Pope Sylvester Iii, Pope Damasus I, Sutri
16 Nov 2020
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What happened to the holy see mattered powerfully. Benedict offered the position for sale to sylvester iii. He died very shortly thereafter and forced benedict back into the job. Benedict tried again and sold the post to gregory vi (1045 1046). an earnest reformer despite his own simony. But several months into gregory"s pontificate, benedict decided that he wanted to be pope again. he declared gregory a corrupt usurper and announced that he was still the sole legitimate pope. This was too much for most christians. the german emperor henry iii massed his imperial army and marched on italy. summoned a church council at the city of sutri, just north of rome, in 1046. Henry"s council declared both benedict and gregory deposed and installed another pro-reform candidate as clement ii (1046 1047). Clement was not a popular figure, however, and died a sudden death: henry tried again and installed damasus ii (1048), who died even quicker.
