According to the Muratorian Canon, the first pope with this name was the brother of thefreedman Hermas, who authored The Shepherd.
According to the Muratorian Canon, the first pope with this name was the brother of thefreedman Hermas, who authored The Shepherd. Another man with this name issued the Papal BullQuo Primum to institute his revision of the Roman Missal and instituted the feast day of Our Lady ofVictory. That Pope, the fifth of this name, also declared Elizabeth I a heretic and formed the (*) HolyLeague to fight the Turks at Lepanto. A third man with this name declared Papal infallibility at the FirstVatican Council. The assumption of Mary was made dogma by another Pope of this name in hisMunificentissimus Deus, while his predecessor secured sovereignty for the Vatican in the Lateran Treaty,signed with Mussolini's government. For 10 points, give this papal name held by twelve men, the ninthof which was the longest reigning pope in history.
According to the Muratorian Canon, the first pope with this name was the brother of thefreedman Hermas, who authored The Shepherd.
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