1.Previous
3.Next

During the Cadalan Schism (1061-1064), Benzo supported the imperial candidate, Bishop Cadalus of Parma, against the reform candidate, Pope Alexander II. Benzo later opposed Pope Gregory VII.

He was driven from his see by members of the Pataria around 1076 or 1077, and probably returned to the imperial court during 1081-1084. Around 1085-1086, he wrote his only extant work:

1.Previous
3.Next