Pope Victor III
Pope Blessed Victor III | |
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| Bishop of Rome | |
Desiderius of Montecassino in a contemporary manuscript | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | 24 May 1086 |
| Papacy ended | 16 September 1087 |
| Predecessor | Gregory VII |
| Successor | Urban II |
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| Consecration | 9 May 1087 by Otho de Lagery |
| Created cardinal | 6 March 1058 by Pope Nicholas II |
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| Born | Dauferio Epifani Del Zotto c. 1026 |
| Died | 16 September 1087 (aged c. 61) Monte Cassino, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 23 July 1887 Rome, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII |
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| Other popes named Victor | |
Pope Victor III (c. 1026 – 16 September 1087), born Dauferio Epifani Del Zotto, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was the successor of Pope Gregory VII, yet his pontificate is far less notable than his time as Desiderio da Montecassino, the great abbot of Monte Cassino. He is the most recent lawfully elected pope to have taken the pontifical name "Victor".
His failing health was the factor that made him so reluctant to accept his pontifical election and his health was so poor that he fell to illness during his coronation. The only literary work of his that remains is his Dialogues on the miracles performed by Benedict of Nursia and other saints at Monte Cassino.