POPE
Pope Damasus II
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Damasus II, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1048–1048.
background
Pope Damasus II was the Bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 17 July 1048 to his death on 9 August that same year. He was the second of the German pontiffs nominated by Emperor Henry III. A native of Bavaria, he was the third German to become pope and had one of the shortest papal reigns.
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Pope Damasus II, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1048–1048.
papacy Start
1048
papacy End
1048