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Pope Stephen VI ( Latin: Stephanus VI; died August 897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May 896 to his death. He is best known for instigating the Cadaver Synod, which ultimately led to his downfall and death.
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Jan 31, 2015 · The papacy has unleashed a number of dingbats to the global stage; Pope Stephen VI is one of the Church's finest, with his decision to exhume his predecessor to bring him to trial among the papacy's weirdest moments.
Jun 27, 2024 · Stephen VI (or VII) was the pope from May 896 to August 897. The era in which he was elected as the successor to Pope Boniface VI was torn by factions led by Roman aristocrats and by rulers of Naples, Benevento, Tuscany, and Spoleto (of whose ruling family Stephen was a member).
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Stephen VI was the Roman born pontiff who ruled the papacy from May of 896 A.D. through August of 897 A.D. The successor of Pope Boniface VI saw the Catholic Church ripped apart by infighting factions of Roman aristocratic families and the ruling nobility of Spoleto, Tuscany, Benevento, and Naples. Pope Stephen VI was a member of the ruling ...
Stephen was a Roman, and the son of John, a priest. He had been consecrated Bishop of Anagni, possibly against his will, by Formosus, and became pope about May, 896.
113th Pope of the Catholic Church.
Jan 5, 2024 · Pope Stephen VI oversaw a heinous event in Catholic church history. Despite being a Spoletan puppet, Stephen willingly allowed the desecration of a former pope’s corpse during a sham trial. Ironically, the hatred and disrespect shown towards Formosus shifted towards Stephen.
