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Silverius

Pope

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Also known as Pope Silverius

Born: 477
Died: June 20, 537
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Birthplace: Frosinone
Place of death: Ponza
Occupation: Catholic priest
Positions held: Pope(0536–0537)

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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.

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