RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Formosus

816 - 896

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Pope Formosus (c. 816 – 896) was the pope and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 891 until his death on 4 April 896. His reign as Pope was troubled, marked by interventions in power struggles over the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Kingdom of West Francia, and the Holy Roman Empire. Because he sided with Arnulf of Carinthia against Lambert of Spoleto, Formosus's remains were exhumed and put on trial in the Cadaver Synod. Several of his immediate successors were primarily preoccupied by the controversial legacy of his pontificate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Formosus is the 131st most popular religious figure (down from 130th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Italy (up from 145th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Formosus is most famous for being the first pope to be tried and convicted of high treason.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Formosus ranks 131 out of 3,187. Before him are Saul, Pope Gregory VII, Saint Timothy, Pope Alexander VII, Pope Marcellus II, and Catherine of Aragon. After him are Pope Paul IV, Pope Callixtus III, Mahavira, Brigham Young, Jude the Apostle, and Pope Gregory XIV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 816, Pope Formosus ranks 1. After him are Bardas, Joseph the Hymnographer, and Henjō. Among people deceased in 896, Pope Formosus ranks 1. After him are Pope Boniface VI, Photios I of Constantinople, Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Hastein, Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Ermengard of Italy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Formosus ranks 145 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrea del Verrocchio (1435), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Enzo Ferrari (1898), Luca Pacioli (1445), Adriano Celentano (1938), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), and Pope Pius VIII (1761).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Formosus ranks 58. Before him are Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Alexander VII (1599), and Pope Marcellus II (1501). After him are Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Clement IX (1600), and Pope Boniface VIII (1235).

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