Pope Sylvester III


Sylvester III
Bishop of Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began20 January 1045
Papacy ended10 March 1045
PredecessorBenedict IX
SuccessorBenedict IX
Personal details
Born
Giovanni dei Crescenzi – Ottaviani

c. 1000
Died1063 (aged 63)
Sabina, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
Other popes named Sylvester

Pope Sylvester III (c. 1000 – October 1063), born John (Italian: Giovanni) in Rome, was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 20 January to 10 March 1045.