Pope Boniface VI

Stephen VI
Stephen VI
Personal details
Born	Bonifacio; 806; Rome, Papal States
Died	26 April 896 (aged 90); Rome, Papal States
	Other popes named Boniface

Pope Boniface VI (

Stephen VI, the candidate of the Spoletan party.^[4]

At a synod in Rome held by John IX in 898, his election was pronounced null and void.^[3]

Early life

Little is written about the life of Boniface VI. It is believed by historians that he was born to a man called Adrian, who was also a bishop.^[5] He then likely served as a sub-deacon or priest before his election to the papacy. ^[5]

References

^ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Boniface VI". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ Platina, Bartolomeo (1479), The Lives of the Popes From The Time Of Our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Accession of Gregory VII, vol. I, London: Griffith Farran & Co., p. 237, retrieved 2013-04-25
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^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope Boniface VI". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^ ^a ^b "Pope Boniface VI - PopeHistory.com". popehistory.com. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

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Preceded by Formosus	Pope 896	Succeeded by Stephen VI

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[1] The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Boniface VI". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[2] Platina, Bartolomeo (1479), The Lives of the Popes From The Time Of Our Saviour Jesus Christ to the Accession of Gregory VII, vol. I, London: Griffith Farran & Co., p. 237, retrieved 2013-04-25

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[ce-4] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pope Boniface VI". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

[:0-5] "Pope Boniface VI - PopeHistory.com". popehistory.com. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

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