Under which Pope did Victor II serve before becoming Pope?
Pope Leo IX
Pope Stephen IX
Pope Gregory VII
Pope Clement II
Answer
Victor II, previously known as Gebhard, served as Bishop of Eichstätt in the Holy Roman Empire under the reign of Pope Leo IX, who occupied the papal throne from 1049 to 1054. Gebhard was a trusted confidant and a close associate of Leo IX, who recognized his administrative and diplomatic abilities.
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