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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