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10th century period of papal electoral corruption
Saeculum obscurum (Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsɛː.ku.lu.m obsˈkuː.rum], "the dark age/century"), also known as the Rule of the Harlots or the Pornocracy
Saeculum_obscurum
Unit of time roughly equal to the potential lifetime of a person
generational theory Saeculum obscurum The dictionary definition of saeculum at Wiktionary Dunning, Susan Bilynskyj (November 2017). "Saeculum". Oxford Classical
Saeculum
Term for the Early Middle Ages
understanding). The phrase Dark Age(s) itself derives from the Latin saeculum obscurum, originally applied by Caesar Baronius in 1602 when he referred to
Dark_Ages_(historiography)
Head of the Catholic Church in 964
His brief pontificate occurred at the end of a period known as the Saeculum obscurum. Benedict was the son of a Roman called John, and was born and raised
Pope_Benedict_V
Head of the Catholic Church from 939 to 942
from 14 July 939 to his death. His pontificate occurred during the Saeculum obscurum, when the power of popes was diminished by the ambitious counts of
Pope_Stephen_VIII
Head of the Catholic Church from 942 to 946
Papal States from 30 October 942 to his death. He ruled during the Saeculum obscurum. He was also erroneously called Pope Martin III (Latin: Martinus III)
Pope_Marinus_II
Head of the Catholic Church from 928 to 929
his death. His pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum. Leo VI was born into a Roman family, and his father was Christophorus
Pope_Leo_VI
Head of the Catholic Church from 946 to 955
Spoleto, his pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum. He was elected pope on 10 May 946 after the death of Marinus II.
Pope_Agapetus_II
Head of the Catholic Church from 929 to 931
Marozia, his pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum. Stephen was a Roman by birth, the son of Germanic (Goth) Theodemundus/Theudemund
Pope_Stephen_VII
Head of the Catholic Church from 931 to 935
II of Spoleto. His pontificate occurred during the period known as Saeculum obscurum. John was the son of Marozia, the most powerful woman in Rome and
Pope_John_XI
Head of the Catholic Church from 964 to 965
I, Leo VIII's pontificate occurred after the period known as the saeculum obscurum. Born in Rome in the region around the Clivus Argentarius, Leo came
Pope_Leo_VIII
retain influence in the emerging Holy Roman Empire, and during the saeculum obscurum, the population of Rome fell to as low as 30,000 inhabitants. Following
History_of_Rome
Head of the Catholic Church from 914 to 928
murdered. John’s pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum. John X, whose father’s name was also John, was born at Tossignano
Pope_John_X
Italian state ruled by the pope (756–1870)
aristocratic family, the Theophylacti. This period was later dubbed the Saeculum obscurum ("dark age"), and sometimes as the "rule by harlots". In practice
Papal_States
Papacy (493–537) Byzantine Papacy (537–752) Frankish Papacy (756–857) Saeculum obscurum (904–964) Crescentii era (974–1012) High and Late Middle Ages Tusculan
List of popes who died violently
List_of_popes_who_died_violently
Head of the Catholic Church from 913 to 914
during an obscure period in papal and Roman history, the so-called Saeculum obscurum (904–964). According to the Liber pontificalis, Lando was born in
Pope_Lando
"obscurity" in Italian history during the 9th to 11th centuries, the saeculum obscurum or "Dark Age" of the Roman papacy as seen from the perspective of
Italy_in_the_Middle_Ages
Topics referred to by the same term
centuries), the centuries after the fall of the Western Roman Empire Saeculum obscurum ("dark age/century"), a period in the history of the papacy during
Dark_Ages
Resignation of the pope of the Catholic Church
may have involved an antipope. Additionally, a few popes during the saeculum obscurum were "deposed", meaning driven from office by force. The history and
Papal_renunciation
Calendar year
this time was in a period of decline, in retrospect known as the saeculum obscurum ("Dark Age") or "pornocracy" ("rule of harlots"), a state of affairs
AD_1000
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1058
the patriarch of Constantinople. In the light of the memory of the saeculum obscurum being fresh, Michael I would have none of it. It can be argued that
Michael_I_Cerularius
Head of the Catholic Church
The low point of the papacy was 867–1049. This period includes the Saeculum obscurum, the Crescentii era, and the Tusculan Papacy. The papacy came under
Pope
States 44 / 51 Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Saeculum obscurum began. First pope to be depicted with the papal tiara. 120 14 April
List_of_popes
neighboring sovereigns was replaced by powerful Roman families during the saeculum obscurum, the Crescentii era, and the Tusculan Papacy. From 1048 to 1257, the
History_of_the_papacy
Period during which the Pope lived in Avignon, France (1309–1376)
Papacy (493–537) Byzantine Papacy (537–752) Frankish Papacy (756–857) Saeculum obscurum (904–964) Crescentii era (974–1012) High and Late Middle Ages Tusculan
Avignon_Papacy
Head of the Catholic Church from 676 to 678
Papacy (493–537) Byzantine Papacy (537–752) Frankish Papacy (756–857) Saeculum obscurum (904–964) Crescentii era (974–1012) High and Late Middle Ages Tusculan
Pope_Donus
Head of the Catholic Church in 903
States in 903. He was pope immediately before the period known as the Saeculum obscurum, when popes wielded little temporal authority. His papacy occurred
Pope_Leo_V
Roman Catholic archbasilica and landmark in Rome, Italy
was murdered by Theodora during a historical period known as the saeculum obscurum. Cardinals Vincenzo Santucci and Carlo Colonna are also buried in
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Archbasilica_of_Saint_John_Lateran
Church in Rome, Italy
Ioannes, son of Marozia (925–931), who became Pope John XI during the Saeculum obscurum Gabriele Condulmer (1426–1431), who became Pope Eugene IV Giovanni
Santa_Maria_in_Trastevere
Period of papal history (1417–1500s)
Papacy (493–537) Byzantine Papacy (537–752) Frankish Papacy (756–857) Saeculum obscurum (904–964) Crescentii era (974–1012) High and Late Middle Ages Tusculan
Papacy_during_the_Renaissance
who died violently List of fictional popes List of popes during the saeculum obscurum, a period of papal electoral corruption, spanning 904–964 List of
Lists_of_popes
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pornocracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saeculum obscurum is a period in the history of the papacy often referred to as the "Pornocracy"
Pornocracy_(disambiguation)
Gathering convened to appoint the pope
great influence, especially during the tenth-century period known as saeculum obscurum, Latin for "the dark age".[citation needed] In 1059, the same papal
Conclave
Medieval method of selecting a pope
of confirming Papal elections. For a period, today known as the "saeculum obscurum", the practice passed from the Emperor to powerful Roman nobles—the
Papal_appointment
Papacy (493–537) Byzantine Papacy (537–752) Frankish Papacy (756–857) Saeculum obscurum (904–964) Crescentii era (974–1012) High and Late Middle Ages Tusculan
History of the papacy (1048–1257)
History_of_the_papacy_(1048–1257)
Legendary medieval woman pope
Fringe Festival in May 2026. Legends surrounding the papacy Marozia Saeculum obscurum Theodora (senatrix) The High Priestess The span is given as 855–857;
Pope_Joan
History of papacy from 30 AD to 313
Papacy (493–537) Byzantine Papacy (537–752) Frankish Papacy (756–857) Saeculum obscurum (904–964) Crescentii era (974–1012) High and Late Middle Ages Tusculan
Papacy_in_early_Christianity
German historian (1821–1891)
late medieval reform of the Church following the tenth century's Saeculum obscurum. An earlier Catholic writer, the historian Charles George Herbermann
Ferdinand_Gregorovius
Head of the Catholic Church from 904 to 911
historian Caesar Baronius in his Annales Ecclesiastici to call it the Saeculum obscurum, or dark century. Similarly 19th-century Protestant historians saw
Pope_Sergius_III
American singer-songwriter (born 1979)
Earth" Crimson Cry Playing Gods 2022 "Urbs Aeterna", "Pornocracy (Saeculum Obscurum)" & "The Head" (from the "into the Dahr Cages" suite, character The
Amanda_Somerville
Possibly uncanonical synod held in St. Peter's Basilica
in the period called by Church historian, Cardinal Baronius, the Saeculum obscurum ("the Dark Age") of the Papacy, when the Holy See was dominated by
Synod_of_Rome_(963)
Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian (1538–1607)
the Annales, Baronio coined the term "Dark Age" in the Latin form saeculum obscurum, to refer to the period between the end of the Carolingian Empire
Caesar_Baronius
Medieval Italian noble
Harlots". Modern historians[example needed] now instead use the term saeculum obscurum to describe the period when the papacy was under the direct control
Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum
Theophylact_I,_Count_of_Tusculum
Selection of popes before 1059
historians as the "pornocracy" (Greek for "rule of the harlots") or "saeculum obscurum" (Latin for "dark age"). Following the alliance of Pope Sergius III
Papal_selection_before_1059
Calendar year
control of Coimbra, this time for almost a century. Beginning of the Saeculum obscurum ('Dark Age'), a period of 60 years in which the papacy was heavily
904
Decade
this time was in a period of decline, in retrospect known as the saeculum obscurum ("Dark Age") or "pornocracy" ("rule of harlots"), a state of affairs
1000s_(decade)
Body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church
selection process, which saw increased amounts of clerical abuse (see saeculum obscurum). In the 12th century, the Third Council of the Lateran declared that
College_of_Cardinals
Duke of the Romans
descendant of Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum. Historians use the term Saeculum obscurum to describe the period when the Papacy was under the direct control
Peter,_Duke_of_the_Romans
regular records of a court for special reasons. in saecula (saeculorum), in saeculum saeculi roughly: down to the times of the times forever (and ever); liturgical
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Archbishop of Canterbury (died 941)
polemical tracts refer to the papacy at this time as the pornocracy (see Saeculum_obscurum). Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 222 Robinson Saxon
Wulfhelm
History of papacy between 313–476
Papacy (493–537) Byzantine Papacy (537–752) Frankish Papacy (756–857) Saeculum obscurum (904–964) Crescentii era (974–1012) High and Late Middle Ages Tusculan
Papacy_in_late_antiquity
Calendar year
Europe in 912 AD, around the start of the saeculum obscurum
912
Decade
control of Coimbra, this time for almost a century. Beginning of the Saeculum obscurum ('Dark Age'), a period of 60 years in which the papacy was heavily
900s_(decade)
Polish historian (born 1948)
Muslims, the Mediterranean Islamic-Christian Frontiers during the Saeculum Obscurum ("Dark Age" of early medieval Europe) and the early ages of the Islamic
Ataullah_Bogdan_Kopański
Roman Curia official
intents and purposes ran the temporal affairs of the papacy during the saeculum obscurum of the first half of the tenth century, was a holder of the office
Vestararius
The second part, which is by far the shortest, covers the papacy's saeculum obscurum (dark age), the power of the Crescentii in Rome and the papacy of
Annals_of_Hildesheim
Decade
Europe in 912 AD, around the start of the saeculum obscurum
910s
explanation that is less clear than the thing to be explained. Synonymous with obscurum per obscurius. ignotus (ign.) unknown illum oportet crescere me autem minui
List_of_Latin_phrases_(I)
illa tremenda: Quando cæli movendi sunt et terra: Dum veneris iudicare sæculum per ignem. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque
Music_for_the_Requiem_Mass
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