Benedict VII, pope (975-983), belonged to the noblefamily of the counts of Tusculum[?], and governed Rome quietly for nearly nine years, a somewhat rare thing in those days.
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... America. Spanning a vast area between the Andes and the Atlantic Ocean, it borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and ...