Top 10 Top 10 Influential Popes
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1. St Peter
The Apostle (AD 42–67) tapped by Jesus to lead the church. After his martyrdom in Rome the city became the epicentre of Christianity.
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2. St Leo the Great
Rome’s bishop (440–61) made himself pontifex maximus of the Christian church.
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3. St Gregory the Great
Affirmed the papacy as the western secular leader and converted England to Christianity (590–604).
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4. Innocent III
This medieval pope (1198– 1216) hand-picked emperors and approved monkish orders.
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5. Boniface VIII
Imperious, pragmatic and power-hungry, Boniface (1294–1303) instituted the first Jubilee to make money.
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6. Alexander VI
Ruthless Borgia pope (1492–1503) used the pontificate to destroy rival families.
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7. Julius II
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8. Paul III
Scholarly and secular, but fighting Protestant reforms, Paul III (1534–49) founded the Jesuits and the Inquisition.
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9. Sixtus V
Cleansed Papal States of corruption (1585–90) and masterminded a Baroque overhaul of Rome.
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10. John Paul II
The first non-Italian Pope for over 400 years, John Paul II (1920-2005), was famed for his extensive travelling.
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