Pope Boniface VI
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Pope Boniface VI (Template:Langx; died 26 April 896), a native of Rome,[1] served very briefly as the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States in April of 896. He was elected as a result of riots soon after the death of Pope Formosus on April 4. Prior to his reign, he had twice incurred a sentence of deprivation of orders as a subdeacon and as a priest.[2] After a pontificate of fifteen days, he is said by some to have died of gout,[2] and by others to have been forcibly ejected to make way for Stephen VI, the candidate of the Spoletan party.[3]
The Papal historian Caesar Baronius describes him as a 'disgusting monster' guilty of adultery and homicide.[4]
At a synod in Rome held by John IX in 898, his election was pronounced null and void.[2]
Little is written about the life of Boniface VI. It is believed by historians that his father was 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]
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