Pope St. Silverius
?–537 CE · Frosinone (Frusino)
Silverius, son of the former pope Hormisdas, was elevated through the influence of the Gothic king Theodahad as Justinian's general Belisarius advanced on Rome. His brief pontificate was caught in the crossfire of imperial politics: the empress Theodora, seeking a pope favorable to the deposed Monophysite patriarch Anthimus, backed the ambitious deacon Vigilius. Accused, apparently falsely, of treasonous dealings with the Goths during the siege of Rome, Silverius was deposed, stripped of office, and exiled. He died on the island of Palmarola, reportedly of deprivation, and was later venerated as a martyr. His fall illustrates the papacy's vulnerability to Byzantine power.
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Frosinone (Frusino)
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About Frosinone (Frusino)
Frosinone, ancient Frusino, a town in Lazio, central Italy, in the Ciociaria. Several early popes are traced to the surrounding region.
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In the same tradition
Pope Pelagius I, Pope Vigilius, Pope St. Agapetus I, Pope St. Hormisdas
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Christian world
- Narsai· 399 CE–502 CE
- Diadochus of Photice· 400 CE–486 CE
- Salvian of Marseille· 400 CE–480 CE
- Faustus of Riez· 405 CE–490 CE
- Philoxenus of Mabbug· 440 CE–523 CE
- Jacob of Sarug· 451 CE–521 CE
- Caesarius of Arles· 470 CE–542 CE
- Boethius· 480 CE–524 CE
- Benedict of Nursia· 480 CE–547 CE
- Romanos the Melodist· 490 CE–556 CE
- Cassiodorus· 490 CE–585 CE
- Pope John II· –535 CE
- Pope Boniface II· –532 CE
- Pope St. Felix IV· –530 CE
- Pope St. John I· –526 CE
- Pope St. Symmachus· –514 CE
- Theodosius of Alexandria· –566 CE
- Pope John III· –574 CE
- Pope Anastasius II· –498 CE
- Pope St. Gelasius I· –496 CE
- Pope Benedict I· –579 CE
- Pope St. Felix III· –492 CE
- Pope Pelagius II· –590 CE
- Pope St. Simplicius· –483 CE
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