Catholic priest
Victor III.
head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1086 to 1087
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About Victor III
Pope Victor III, born Dauferio Epifani Del Zotto, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was the successor of Pope Gregory VII. Prior to becoming pope he had held the important post of abbot of the great monastery of Montecassino, under his monastic name of Desiderius and during those years played a historically important role.
Everything about Victor III →- Occupation
- Catholic priest, writer
- Position held
- Pope, cardinal-deacon, abbot of Monte Cassino, cardinal priest
- Born
- 1027, 1027
- Died
- September 16, 1087