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Pope Benedict IV

head of the Catholic Church
Years: 850 - 903

Pope Benedict IV (Latin: Benedictus IV; died July 903) is the head of the Catholic Church from 1 February 900 to his death in 903.

He is the son of Mammalus, a native of Rome.

The tenth-century historian Flodoard, who nicknamed him the Great, commended his noble birth and public generosity.

He succeeds Pope John IX (898–900) and is followed by Pope Leo V (903).