Blessed Victor III

Blessed Victor III (born 1027, Benevento, principality of Benevento [Italy]—died September 16, 1087, Montecassino, principality of Capua; beatified July 23, 1887) ; feast day September 16) was the pope from 1086 to 1087. Of noble birth, Dauferi entered the Benedictine monastery of Montecassino, where he changed his name to Desiderius and where in 1058 he succeeded Pope Stephen IX (X) as abbot. His rule at Montecassino marks the monastery’s golden age, for he promoted writing...