One man who took this name was briefly Archbishop of Rheims before he was stripped of his position by Pope John XV, who declared that his predecessor Arnulf's deposition was unlawful.
One man who took this name was briefly Archbishop of Rheims before he was stripped of his position by Pope John XV, who declared that his predecessor Arnulf's deposition was unlawful. The third pope who took on this name was excommunicated by Benedict IX and was deprived of his bishopric of Sabina at the Council of Sutri, and his original name was Giovanni dei Crescenzi. Another man of this name, with a feast day on New Years' Eve, supposedly cured a Roman emperor of leprosy with holy water on his way to becoming the recipient of the Donation of Constantine. That man was represented by Vitus and Vincentius at an ecumenical council that he himself did not physically attend, the First Council of Nicaea. The most famous pope of this name helped Hugh Capet to power and was placed on the throne by Emperor Otto II, and his name was Gerbert d'Aurillac. For 10 points, give this name that belonged to three popes, including the first French pope, who also crowned Stephen I of Hungary.
One man who took this name was briefly Archbishop of Rheims before he was stripped of his position by Pope John XV, who declared that his predecessor Arnulf's deposition was unlawful.
{Sylvester} [accept {Sylvester I}, {Sylvester II}, or {Sylvester III}]