Marinus II.

Marinus II (in the late Middle Ages often erroneously called Martin III ; * in Rome ; † May 946 ) was Pope from October 30, 942 to May 946.

He was of Roman origin and, before his pontificate, presumably cardinal priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane . Marinus was elected as the third Pope on the instructions of Prince Alberich II, who was then almighty in Rome , on whose decisions he was completely dependent. January 945 Berengar II of Ivrea returned to Italy, where he had fled from the Italian King Hugo von Arles at the time of Pope Stephen VIII .

The only greater significance of his pontificate was the conferral of the dignity of Apostolic Vicar on Archbishop Friedrich von Mainz in 946. Only eight real certificates of ownership in Italian episcopal churches and monasteries have come down to us.

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literature

Harald Zimmermann : Marinus II .. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 828-829. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.

predecessor	Office	successor
Stephen VIII	Pope 942-946	Agapitus II.

personal data
SURNAME	Marinus II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	mistakenly Martin III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Pope (942-946)
DATE OF BIRTH	9th century or 10th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rome
DATE OF DEATH	946