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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.
Pope Stephen I (Greek: Στέφανος Α΄ Latin: Stephanus I) was the Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 to his death on 2 August 257. [1] He was later canonized as a saint and some accounts say he was killed while celebrating Mass .
A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to an alleged beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found. Martyr popes This list is incomplete ; you ...
The trial was conducted by Pope Stephen VI, the successor to Formosus' successor, Pope Boniface VI. Stephen had Formosus' corpse exhumed and brought to the papal court for judgment. He accused Formosus of perjury, of having acceded to the papacy illegally, and illegally presiding over more than one diocese at the same time. [2] At the end of ...
Gio. Francesco Pace di Venanzio, bludgeoned to death, his throat was then slit and he was quartered at the Ponte Sant'Angelo, convicted of killing a Jew and of robbery (March 15, 1802). Domenico Zeri, bludgeoned to death and his throat was then slit in Fermo, convicted of his father's murder (April 3, 1802).
Pope Stephen IV (Latin: Stephanus IV; died January 817) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from June 816 to his death. [1] Stephen belonged to a noble Roman family. In October 816, he crowned Louis the Pious as emperor at Reims , and persuaded him to release some Roman political prisoners he held in custody.
Pope Stephen VII (Latin: Stephanus VII; died 15 March 931) [1] was the bishop of Rome and nominal ruler of the Papal States from February 929 to his death in 931. A candidate of the infamous Marozia , his pontificate occurred during the period known as the Saeculum obscurum .
Pope Stephen III (Latin: Stephanus III; 720 – 24 January 772) [1] was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 7 August 768 to his death. Stephen was a Benedictine monk who worked in the Lateran Palace during the reign of Pope Zachary. In the midst of a tumultuous contest by rival factions to name a successor to Pope Paul I ...