Pope Silverius
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Pope Silverius was bishop of Rome from 8 June 536 to his deposition in 537, a few months before his death. His rapid rise to prominence from a deacon to the papacy coincided with the efforts of Ostrog
Depiction by Orazio Samacchini, c. 1570
Feast day of Saint Silverius, Ponza. 20 June 2008
Pope Hormisdas
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Pope Hormisdas was the bishop of Rome from 20 July 514 to his death on 6 August 523. His papacy was dominated by the Acacian schism, started in 484 by Acacius of Constantinople's efforts to placate th
Pope Silverius
…general Belisarius, he was tried and sent to exile on the desolated island of Palmarola, where he starved to death in 537. He was a legitimate son of Pope Hormisdas, born in Frosinone, Lazio, some time before his father entered the priesthood. Silverius was probably consecrated 8 June 536. He was a subdeacon when…
List of popes buried in St. Peter's, with Hormisdas listed in the first column.