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Technically, all the martyrdoms of the early popes (the first 25 or so) were high level public assassinations.
During the Middle Ages, political and inter-Church struggles saw some popes murdered or die under suspicious circumstances, such as poisonings or strangulation. You can follow the link below for a related article.
In modern times there are some that hold that John Paul I was poisoned, though this has not been confirmed. John Paul II survived an assassination attempt in May of 1981.
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∙ 12y agoThere have been about 15 popes assassinated over the years. This number does not include quite a large number of very early popes who were martyred before Constantine the Great legalized Christianity. Nor does it include Pope John Paul I who died under mysterious circumstances that many think was an assassination.
The 15 popes that have been either murdered or rumored murdered...
John VIII (872-882): Poisoned and clubbed to death
Adrian III, St. (884-885): Rumored poisoned
Stephen VI (896-897): Strangled
Leo V (903): Murdered
John X (914-928): Suffocated under a pillow
Stephen VII (VIII) (928-931): Possibly murdered
Stephen VIII (IX) (939-942): Mutilated and died from injuries
John XII (955-964): Suffered a stroke while with a mistress
or murdered by an outraged husband
Benedict VI (973-974): Strangled by a priest
John XIV (983-984): Starved to death or poisoned
Gregory V (996-999): Rumored poisoned, probably malaria
Sergius IV (1009-1012): Possibly murdered
Clement II (1046-1047): Rumored poisoned
Damasus II (1048): Rumored murdered
Boniface VIII (1294-1303): Died from abuse received while a
captive of the French in Anagni
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∙ 15y agoNo, only about 23, according to theologan Jim Frames, expert of the Papacy dating back to the Catholic Church's origin. no. here is a list of the popes who have died a less than natural death: John VIII (872-882): Poisoned and clubbed to death
Adrian III, St. (884-885): Rumored poisoned
Stephen VI (896-897): Strangled
Leo V (903): Murdered
John X (914-928): Suffocated under a pillow
Stephen VII (VIII) (928-931): Possibly murdered
Stephen VIII (IX) (939-942): Mutilated and died from injuries
John XII (955-964): Suffered a stroke while with a mistress
or murdered by an outraged husband
Benedict VI (973-974): Strangled by a priest
John XIV (983-984): Starved to death or poisoned
Gregory V (996-999): Rumored poisoned, probably malaria
Sergius IV (1009-1012): Possibly murdered
Clement II (1046-1047): Rumored poisoned
Damasus II (1048): Rumored murdered
Boniface VIII (1294-1303): Died from abuse received while a
captive of the French in Anagni
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∙ 9y agoThe following is a list of popes alleged to have been murdered. The list does not include popes who died as martyrs.
Chronological list of popes murdered
- Stephen VI (896–897): Strangled
- Stephen VIII/(IX) (939–942): Mutilated
- John XII (955–964): Presumed Murdered
- Benedict VI (973–974): Strangled
- John XIV (983–984): Either by starvation, ill-treatment or direct murder
- Gregory V (996–999): Poisoned
- John VIII (872–882): Allegedly poisoned and then clubbed to death
- Adrian III (884–885): Allegedly poisoned[citation needed]
- Leo V (903): Allegedly strangled
- John X (914–928): Allegedly smothered with pillow
- Stephen VII/(VIII) (928–931): Allegedly murdered[citation needed]
- Sergius IV (1009–1012): Allegedly murdered[citation needed]
- Clement II (1046–1047): Allegedly poisoned
- Damasus II (1048): Allegedly murdered[citation needed]
- John XXI (1276-1277): While visiting the construction of a church, the roof collapsed on him, leading to conspiracy theories
- Celestine V (1294, died 1296): Held captive and allegedly murdered after his abdication, by order of his successor, Pope Boniface VIII
- Boniface VIII (1294–1303): Death possibly (though unlikely) from the effects of ill-treatment one month before
- Benedict XI (1304–1305): Allegedly poisoned; no evidence provided[citation needed]
- Pius XI (1922-1939): Allegedly, in connection with his doctor's having been the father of Benito Mussolini's mistress[citation needed]
- John Paul I (1978): Death just 33 days after Papal election led to conspiracy theories
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∙ 9y agoAs of 2014, there have been 266 popes. Of these, Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI are still alive. That works out to 264 popes who have died.
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∙ 9y agoNo popes have been assassinated since the year 2000. (as of December 31, 2014)
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How long have you had popes?
Popes have been around since the days of Saint Peter. They did not use the title of pope until many years later, however, but there has always been a man in the position as leader of Christianity.
Were there popes in Classical Era?
There have been popes for nearly the last 2000 years.
How many popes have there been since Simon Peter?
There have been a total of 265 popes including Peter.
How many popes have there been since peter?
Including Peter and the current pope, Francis, there have been 266 popes.
Which pope was almost assassinated?
Actually, there have been several popes who had attempts on their lives. The most recent and best know was Pope John Paul II.
What group of people have been named as pope since 1379?
Most, but not all, popes elected since 1378 have been Italian.
How many Roman Catholic popes have there been since 1990?
As of 2014 there have been 3 popes - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis..
How many popes have been kings?
No pope has been a king. However, since the Vatican became an independent country in 1929 he is considered as the monarch, or sole ruler, of the city/state.
What is the holy name of the twelve popes?
There have been 12 popes who have taken Pius as their name.
How many popes have been Arabs?
Answer 1In the Roman Catholic Church - None. There has never been a Pope from outside of Europe and the Spanish Popes were from non-Arab nobility of Northern Spanish stock. While there may have been Popes in the pre-Islamic Period that came from North African, Levantine and Mesopotamian regions, these individuals would not have been Arabs since prior to the Rise of Islam, these areas did not "Arabize". Since the 600s C.E., no Pope has come from the Arab World.In the Coptic Church - All (since the Arab arrival in Egypt in the mid 600s CE). All Coptic Popes have been Egyptian and thus consider themselves Arabs.
How many popes have there been since the time of Jesus?
Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th pope.
How many non Italian popes have there been?
There have been 217 Italian popes and only 49 non-Italian popes.
