# Pope Benedict III

> A ninth-century pope whose brief reign bridged the volatile succession following Leo IV's death — remembered less for sweeping reform than for holding the chair through a period when rival claims and Roman factionalism made even a quiet papacy an achievement.

*Pope (810-858)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pope-benedict-iii

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Italy
- **Born:** 810
- **Died:** 0858-04-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Benedict III became bishop of Rome on 29 September 855, stepping into the papal office during a time of political turbulence in the Papal States. His election followed the death of his predecessor and came amid the factional struggles that defined Roman ecclesiastical politics in the mid-800s. He ruled the Papal States and led the Church for just under three years. Benedict III died on 17 April 858, leaving behind a pontificate notable more for its steadiness than for dramatic acts — a tenure measured in survival rather than transformation.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 22.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 4.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #241

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Politician, #Politics, #Literature, #Religion, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_III)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172445)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Pope%20Benedict%20III)
- [Benedikt III.](https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_III.)
- [بندكت الثالث](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB)
- [بندكت التالت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA)
- [Benitu III](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benitu_III)
- [Papa Benedicto III](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Benedicto_III)
- [Бэнэдыкт III](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82_III)
- [Бенедыкт III](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82_III)
- [Бенедикт III](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82_III)
- [Benead III](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benead_III)
- [Papa Benet III](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Benet_III)
- [Gáu-huòng Benedictus 3-sié](https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A1u-hu%C3%B2ng_Benedictus_3-si%C3%A9)
- [Benedicto III](https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedicto_III)
- [Benedikt III.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_III.)
- [Pave Benedikt 3.](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Benedikt_3.)
- [Benedikt III.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_III.)
- [Benedictus III](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictus_III)
- [Πάπας Βενέδικτος Γ΄](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%84)
- [Benedikto la 3-a](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikto_la_3-a)
- [Benedicto III](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedicto_III)
- [Benedikto III.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikto_III.a)
- [پاپ بندیکت سوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%BE_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Benedictus III](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictus_III)
- [Benedictus III](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictus_III)
- [Pous Benedictus III](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pous_Benedictus_III)

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