I would like to know how many of each pope names there have been, i!.e!. how many Urban's, and how many Innocent's!.
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Position:Home>History> How many Pope names have there been?Question: How many Pope names have there been!? I would like to know how many of each pope names there have been, i!.e!. how many Urban's, and how many Innocent's!.
10 points to person with best verifiable answer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Nationality of Popes Of the 265 popes (263 to be exact because Pope Benedict IX, during the dreadful medieval fights between popes and anti-popes, was elected three times) 205 were Italians, (of whom 106 were Romans), and 57 foreigners; comprised of 19 Frenchmen, 14 Greeks, 8 Syrians, 6 Germans, 3 Africans, 2 Spaniards, 1 Austrian, 1 Palestinian, 1 Englishman, 1 Dutchman, and 1 Pole!. Names of Popes The most commonly used name is John (23 times), followed by Gregory (16 times), Benedict (16 times); 43 names were used only once!. Only two Popes have taken two names; John Paul I and II!. http://www!.popechart!.com/facts!.htm The only other site I found is Wikipedia but I try not to use it!. http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/List_of_nam!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Here is the frequency of papal names (if we count John Paul as one name): 21: John 17: Benedict 16: Gregory 14: Clement 13: Innocent and Leo 12: Pius 10: Stephen 8: Urban and Boniface 7: Alexander 6: Paul and Adrian 5: Sixtus, Celestine, and Nicholas 4: Anastasius, Sergius, Eugene, and Honorius 3: Callistus, Felix, Julius, Lucius, Martin, Sylvester, and Victor 2: Marcellus, Damasus, Theodore, Gelasius, Marinus, Agapetus, Paschal, Pelagius, and John Paul 1: All others including Peter With love in Christ!.Www@QuestionHome@Com http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/List_of_nam!.!.!. there is a lot to type so i am just going to give you the addressWww@QuestionHome@Com |