# Pope Marinus I

> A ninth-century pope who broke protocol by already holding a bishopric when elected — and whose name got so thoroughly confused with "Martin" that the next actual Martin had to call himself Martin IV.

*Pope*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pope-marinus-i

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Italy
- **Born:** 830
- **Died:** 0884-05-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Marinus I served as papal legate to Constantinople before ascending to the papacy in 882, unusual because canon law at the time discouraged bishops from transferring sees. His election stirred controversy precisely because he arrived at the throne already a bishop. The name confusion began early: scribes and records conflated Marinus with Martinus, embedding the error so deeply into Church tradition that when the real Martin II became pope centuries later, he had to number himself Martin IV to preserve continuity with the mistake. Marinus ruled the Papal States for two years, dying on 15 May 884.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 22.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #142

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Writer / Author, #Literature, #Religion, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Marinus_I)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q227721)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Pope%20Marinus%20I)
- [مارينوس الأول](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84)
- [مارينوس الاول](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84)
- [Marín I](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADn_I)
- [Марын I](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD_I)
- [Марын I](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD_I)
- [Марин I](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD_I)
- [Marinus Iañ](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_Ia%C3%B1)
- [Marí I](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%AD_I)
- [Gáu-huòng Marinus 1-sié](https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A1u-hu%C3%B2ng_Marinus_1-si%C3%A9)
- [Marino I](https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marino_I)
- [Marinus I.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_I.)
- [Pave Marinus 1.](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Marinus_1.)
- [Marinus I.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_I.)
- [Marinus I](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_I)
- [Πάπας Μαρίνος Α΄](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%84)
- [Mareno la 1-a](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareno_la_1-a)
- [Marino I](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marino_I)
- [Marinus I](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_I)
- [Marino I.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marino_I.a)
- [پاپ مارینوس یکم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%BE_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%85)
- [Marinus I](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_I)
- [Marin Ier](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marin_Ier)
- [Pous Marinus I](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pous_Marinus_I)
- [Marinus I.](https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_I.)

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