Leo V
Leo V (born, Priapi?, Italy—died September 903) was a pope from August to September 903. Elected while a priest to succeed Pope Benedict IV, Leo assumed the pontificate in a dark period of papal history. He was deposed and imprisoned by the antipope Christopher. Leo was perhaps murdered, either by Christopher or his successor, Pope Sergius III (904–911).
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28 August 2025
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November 14, 2026