Curious PH - History 101: The youngest pope in history Pope Benedict IX According to "The Catholic Encyclopedia", a series of books published in the early 1900s, Benedict was about 20 years
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Pope Benedict IX - Pope on three occasions between October 1032 and July 1048. Aged approximately 20 at his first election, h… | Young pope, Pope benedict, And july
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