Pope Boniface VI
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Pope Boniface VI (Latin: [Bonifatius VI] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); 806 – April 896) was the bishop of Rome. He was Pope of the Papal States in April 896. He was from Rome.[2]
| Pope Boniface VI | |
|---|---|
| Papacy began | April 896 |
| Papacy ended | April 896 |
| Predecessor | Formosus |
| Successor | Stephen VI |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Bonifacio |
| Born | Rome, Papal States |
| Died | April 896 Rome, Papal States[1] |
| Other Popes named Boniface | |
His election came about as a result of riots soon after the death of Pope Formosus.[3] After reigning as pope for fifteen days, he is said by some to have died of the gout.[4]
John IX, in 898, said that his election was null and void.[3]
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