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Gregory VI, Pope of Rome
XI Century
Born John Gratian, Gregory VI was the archpriest of St. John at the Latin
Gate when he became pope in 1045, after the resignation of his godson,
Benedict IX. Gregory may have bought the office, and he was found guilty
of simony at the Synod of Sutri, convoked in 1046 by Emperor Henry III to
determine which of the claimants to the see of Peter was the pope. Many
believe that if Gregory purchased the papal throne, he bought it to save
its reputation from the scandals of Benedict. After the synod, Gregory and
his chaplain, Hildebrand, retired to Cologne, where Gregory died in late
1047.
Karen Rae Keck
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