Silverius
pope
b. 477 · d. 20 Jun 537
58th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 10 Jun 536–Mar 537
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 58 · 10 Jun 536 – Mar 537
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 Ostrogothic king Theodahad, who intended to install a pro-Gothic candidate just before the Gothic War. Later deposed by Byzantine general Belisarius, he was tried and sent to exile on the desolated island of Palmarola, where he starved to death in 537.
Related people
- Hormisdas child of · traditional
- wife of Hormisdas child of · traditional
- Agapetus I succeeded · traditional
- Vigilius preceded · traditional
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How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Silverius