In the decade 872-882 John VIII faced  hundreds of problems.

fa:ژان هشتم Charles was not ungrateful for the pope's assistance, and not only decreed that the Roman Church, as head of all the Churches, must be obeyed by all, but in 876 waived in John's behalf many of "the rights and customs of the empire." He seems to have been born in the first quarter of the ninth century; d. 16 Dec., 882. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. GREAT NEWS! New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Ecclesiastical approbation. The new fortification was over two miles in circumference. Oops, we were unable to send the email. In 840, colonies of Saracens had begun to establish themselves in South Italy. sw:Papa Yohane VIII John VIII was the first pope to be assassinated during a particularly turbulent century that would see multiple claimants to the papacy and a succession of violent papal deaths. In 878 John crowned Louis II, king of France. Finding at last that the pope was too strong for them, they fled from the city, carrying with them the treasures of the Church. hr:Ivan VIII., protupapa

I thought you might like to see a memorial for Pope John VIII I found on Findagrave.com. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. All modern historians are agreed that John was one of the greatest of the great popes who sat on the chair of Peter during the ninth century. To make head against these terrible enemies of Christianity John spared not his person, his time, nor his money. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. hu:VIII. Born: ?Birthplace: Rome, ItalyDied: 16-Dec-882 ADLocation of death: Rome, ItalyCause of death: MurderRemains: Buried, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Gender: Male [1]Religion: Roman CatholicRace or Ethnicity: WhiteOccupation: Religion, Nationality: ItalyExecutive summary: Roman Catholic Pope, 872-882. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. cs:Jan VIII. af:Pous Johannes VIII sk:Ján VIII. Then, terrified by the hostility which was at once manifested towards him, he fell dead without any one laying a hand upon him. Failed to delete memorial. During his banishment, however, adroit flattery enabled the exile to win the emperor's favour, and, on the death of St. Ignatius (877), he was acknowledged as his successor. This at length he agreed to do on certain conditions. Imprimatur. We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. In memory of Robert John Fobian. On the death of Pope Gregory IV, the Archdeacon John was proclaimed Pope by popular acclamation, while the nobility elected Pope Sergius II, a Roman of noble birth. Lambert was, however, unsuccessful in winning any concession from the pope, who after his withdrawal carried out a previous purpose of going to France. When Basil the Macedonian mounted the throne of Constantinople, he restored St. Ignatius to his see, and banished the usurper Photius (867).

This article was transcribed for New Advent by John Fobian. gl:Xoán VIII, papa John wrote to commiserate with him, and told him that he had written to urge the king to offer proper obedience to him. Failing to appear for trial, the exiles were degraded and excommunicated. Finding, however, that the drug was doing its work too slowly, he killed him by striking him on the head with a hammer. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? John deposed and excommunicated Formosus in 876. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site.