Pope Lando

Pope Lando (913-14) (; died 914) was the 122nd Pope from July or August in 913 until February or March in 914. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2013-3-16.

History
Little is known about the short period during which Pope Lando was the head of the church."Pope Lando," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2013-3-16.

Legacy
Lando was to be the last pope with a name that was completely unique until Pope Francis's election. Since then, there has not been another pope with the name Lando.Memmott, Mark.  "5 Things About Popes And Their Names; Like, Why Do They Change Them?" NPR (National Public Radio, US). March 12, 2013; retrieved 2013-3-16.

Until Pope John Paul I in 1978, Pope Lando was the last pope to use a papal name which had not been used by an earlier pope.

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Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence

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