Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History The Rise of the Pope (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 41 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History

The Rise of the Pope (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 41 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

An examination into how the papacy and Catholicism spread throughout Europe, despite all of the hurdles in its path.

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Adeeb Jawad Joudeh Al-Husseini Self - Custodian of the Keys of the Holy Sepulchre Self - Custodian of the Keys of the Holy Sepulchre See fewer	Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (2018)
Susan Wise Bauer Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	Before (2020)
Anthea Butler Self - Associate Professor of Religious Studies Self - Associate Professor of Religious Studies See fewer	God in America (2010)
Allen Callahan Self - Baptist Minister and Theologian Self - Baptist Minister and Theologian See fewer	Empires: Peter & Paul and the Christian Revolution (2003)
Elizabeth Cascarelli Servant Girl Servant Girl See fewer	Loophole (2019)
Glorinda Marie Cook Extra Extra See fewer	The Cigarette
John Coviello Aide to Pope Sixtus Aide to Pope Sixtus See fewer	Fake Out Fray 2: Phantom Phase (2025)
Eamon Duffy Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	Meet the Ancestors (1998)
Bill Fantini Pope Leo III Pope Leo III See fewer	Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (2018)
Jeff Fortenberry Self - US Representative Self - US Representative See fewer	KETV of Omaha News at 10 PM (1978)
Pope Francis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Francesco (2020)
Caroline Goodson Self - Early Medieval Historian and Archaelogist Self - Early Medieval Historian and Archaelogist See fewer	National Geographic: Engineering the Impossible (2007)
Adam Griffith Constantine's Aide / Christian Constantine's Aide / Christian See fewer	Spending Thanksgiving with the Moretti's (2016)
Righteous Jolly Lorenzo Medici Lorenzo Medici See fewer	The Waywoods: Living in a Bubble (2021)
Sean Loosh Roman Sentry Roman Sentry See fewer	The Killer Closer (2018)
Diarmaid MacCulloch Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	A History of Christianity (2009)
Thomas F. Madden Self - Professor Self - Professor See fewer	Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History (2018)
Greg Mickles Roman Executioner (as Greg Michaels) Roman Executioner (as Greg Michaels) See fewer	Human Giant (2007)
Liam Neeson Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Kinsey (2004)
Elaine Pagels Self - Professor of Religious Studies Self - Professor of Religious Studies See fewer	Mary (I) (2005)
Jonathan Phillips Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine (2015)
Cyrus Samson Emperor Constantine Emperor Constantine See fewer	General Hospital (1963)
Maxwell Scott Emperor Nero Emperor Nero See fewer	Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Theophilos III Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch See fewer	Im Haus meines Vaters sind viele Wohnungen (2010)