No, not Francis the Talking Pope.
John X.
He pulled together an alliance of Christian nobility from Italy and the Byzantine Empire and co-led the troops into battle in June 915 where, at Garigliano, he succeeded in killing off the last of the Muslim invaders of the Fatimid Caliphate.
Cool.
The 10th century was a very tough time. He had a very busy reign but died in prison.
(And the Muslims kept coming back. Hell, they're still invading Europe! This time the Pope calls them martyrs and wishes them Feliz Ramadan.)
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