# Benedict VIII

> pope

**Wikidata**: [Q162102](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162102)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VIII)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/benedict-viii

## Summary
Benedict VIII was a pope of the Catholic Church, known primarily for holding the office of the papacy. He is recorded under the names Benedictus VIII, Pope Benedict VIII, and Theophylactus, and is associated with the Papal States — the territories historically governed directly by the pope.

## Biography
- Nationality: Papal States (association through holding the papal office and the pope's sovereign rule over those territories)
- Known for: Serving as pope (papal office)
- Employer(s): Apostolic See / Papacy (the office of the pope)
- Field(s): Papacy, religious leadership

## Contributions
No specific built works, discoveries, publications, companies, patents, open-source projects, or named standards for Benedict VIII are listed in the provided source material. The available records identify him by name and office (pope) and connect him to the institutional entity of the Papal States.

## FAQs
Q: Who was Benedict VIII?
A: Benedict VIII was a pope, recorded in sources under the names Benedictus VIII, Pope Benedict VIII, and Theophylactus.

Q: What other names did Benedict VIII use?
A: He is also known as Benedictus VIII and Theophylactus.

Q: What is Benedict VIII's connection to the Papal States?
A: As pope, Benedict VIII is associated with the Papal States, the territories that were under the direct sovereign rule of the pope between 756 and 1870.

Q: Where can I find more structured identifiers for Benedict VIII?
A: Benedict VIII is documented with the wikipedia_title "Pope Benedict VIII", a Wikidata description listed as "pope", and has a sitelink_count of 75 in the provided metadata.

Q: Is there biographical data such as birth date or education available in the provided material?
A: No; the provided source material does not include birth date, place of birth, or education details.

## Why They Matter
Benedict VIII matters as an occupant of the papal office — the highest ecclesiastical position in the Catholic Church — which historically entailed both spiritual leadership and temporal authority over the Papal States. The role of pope linked individual holders to governance of territories described in the source as being under sovereign papal rule from 756 to 1870. Benedict VIII's recorded identity as pope places him within that continuum of religious and political leadership; his aliases, official identifiers, and inclusion in reference link counts indicate continued recognition in structured data and encyclopedic records.

## Notable For
- Serving as pope (listed in sources with the Wikidata description "pope").
- Aliases: Benedictus VIII, Pope Benedict VIII, Theophylactus.
- Documented with the wikipedia_title "Pope Benedict VIII".
- Structured-data presence: sitelink_count of 75 in the provided metadata.
- Association with the Papal States, the territories governed directly by the pope (historically 756–1870).

## Body

### Identity and Names
- Primary name in sources: Benedict VIII.
- Recorded aliases: Benedictus VIII, Pope Benedict VIII, and Theophylactus.
- Classified as a human (member of Homo sapiens) in the provided related metadata.

### Office and Role
- Office held: Pope (the source's Wikidata description for Benedict VIII is "pope").
- Institutional affiliation: The Apostolic See / Papacy (the office that employs and embodies the pope).
- Relationship to territory: The pope is tied to the Papal States, the territories described in the source as being under the pope's sovereign direct rule between 756 and 1870.

### Papal States (Related Place)
- The Papal States are described in the provided material as territories mostly in the Apennine Peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the pope between 756 and 1870.
- The Papal States entry in the provided metadata includes an inception timestamp of +0754-00-00T00:00:00Z and a country identifier ; the entry has a sitelink_count of 90 in the source summary.

### Structured Identifiers and Reference Data
- wikipedia_title: "Pope Benedict VIII".
- Wikidata description: "pope".
- sitelink_count (for Benedict VIII): 75 as given in the source metadata.
- The related "human [Thing]" metadata entry noted in the source lists a sitelink_count of 273, indicating the categorization of Benedict VIII among human entities in structured datasets.

### Available Biographical Details and Gaps
- The provided source material does not include dates of birth, death, specific acts, decrees, writings, or other detailed career events attributable to Benedict VIII.
- No educational institutions, degrees, or other personal background details appear in the supplied content.

### Historical Context (from provided material)
- The papacy historically exercised direct temporal rule over the Papal States, the territories referenced in the source as governed by the pope between 756 and 1870.
- Benedict VIII is therefore recorded within that historical framework by virtue of being identified as a pope in the available data.

### Records and Documentation
- Benedict VIII's presence in modern structured datasets and encyclopedic references is indicated by the provided metadata entries: a Wikipedia title ("Pope Benedict VIII"), a Wikidata description ("pope"), and a sitelink_count of 75, reflecting the number of language links or related entries in linked data as captured in the source.

### Summary of Known Facts from Source
- Benedict VIII is a pope.
- Known aliases are Benedictus VIII, Pope Benedict VIII, and Theophylactus.
- He is associated with the Papal States, the territories historically ruled directly by the pope (756–1870).
- Structured-record identifiers from the source include wikipedia_title "Pope Benedict VIII", Wikidata description "pope", and sitelink_count 75.

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## References

1. Genealogics
2. Catholic-Hierarchy.org
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
5. Enciclopedia Treccani
6. Dizionario di Storia
7. FactGrid
8. Virtual International Authority File
9. HMML Authority File