He was 48 years old (he was born in 928).
His first task was to rebuild the Doge's Palace and the Church of St. Mark.
Two years after his election, perhaps because he was seized with remorse for having in some way participated in the plot against his predecessor (Peter Candian IV) in 976, or perhaps because he had an inkling of revenge from the pro-Western faction, or perhaps because he was struck by a vocation (after the birth of their only son he and his wife Felicia had taken a vow of chastity so as not to incur sin), he decided to become a monk.
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