Pope John X
10th-century pope · Italy · Religious Figures · Lived 860 to 929 · aged 69
Pope John X is read about 102 times a day, in 71 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026
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Something wrong?A pope who led troops against invaders, tried to unite a fractured Italy, then was deposed, imprisoned, and murdered by the woman who'd helped put him in power.
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About this person
John X became bishop of Rome in March 914, backed by the counts of Tusculum during the Saeculum obscurum - the church's so-called dark age. He pushed to unify Italy under Berengar of Friuli and personally helped orchestrate the defeat of the Saracens at the Battle of Garigliano, a rare papal turn as military strategist. The alliance with Marozia, a Roman noblewoman of staggering influence, eventually collapsed. She had him deposed and thrown into prison. He died there on 28 May 928, almost certainly murdered.
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