Basil I

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Basil I

patriarch of Constantinople

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…Anthony became private secretary to Basil I, patriarch of Constantinople. In the struggle for the papal throne waged by Pope Benedict VII (reigned 974–983) and the antipope Boniface VII, who was suspected of having executed the previous pope, Benedict VI, Basil supported the claims of the legitimately elected Benedict VII.…
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…Anthony became private secretary to Basil I, patriarch of Constantinople. In the struggle for the papal throne waged by Pope Benedict VII (reigned 974–983) and the antipope Boniface VII, who was suspected of having executed the previous pope, Benedict VI, Basil supported the claims of the legitimately elected Benedict VII.…
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