Papal Pandemonium: Quarterfinal #9

Papal Pandemonium 2015
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We’ve reached our ninth and final first-round matchup. After this is in the books, we’ll be down to our last 27.

You have until noon Eastern on Tuesday to get in your vote. (Also, a reminder that you have until noon today to vote in Quarterfinal #8.)

Benedict – used 15 times (last: 2013)

Derivation: Latin, blessed

I	II✝	III	IV	V
575–579	684–685	855–858	900–903	964

VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
973–974	974–983	1012–1024	1032–1045 1047–1048	antipope

XI*	XII	XIII	XIV	XV
1303–1304	1334–1342	1724–1730	1740–1758	1914–1922

XVI

2005–2013

How’s this for strange: Pope Benedict IX was elected not once, not twice, but three times – the only Pontiff to have more than one turn with the tiara.

Callistus – used 3 times (last: 1458)

Derivation: Greek, most beautiful

I✝	II	III
217–222	1119–1124	1455–1458

Lucius – used 3 times (last: 1185)

Derivation: Latin, light; also related to Luke

I✝	II	III
253–254	1144–1145	1181–1185

Marcellinus^✝ (296–304)

Derivation: Latin, diminutive form of Marcellus

Marcellus – used 2 times (last: 1555)

Derivation: Latin, hammer; of Mars

I✝	II
308–309	1555

Theodore – used 2 times (last: 897)

Derivation: Greek, God’s gift

I	II
642–649	897

Vitalian^✝ (657–672)

Derivation: Latin, alive

Zachary^✝ (741–752)

Derivation: Hebrew, remembered by God

Zephyrinus^✝ (199–217)

Derivation: Greek, of the west wind