Romanus (Pope)

Romanus was Pope in 897 . The exact election day is unknown. The enthronement took place in August 897, the end of the pontificate is dated November 897, although it is not clear whether Romanus died - in which case he might have been poisoned - or was deposed, in which case he might have continued to live as a monk .

The election of Romanus, who had previously been cardinal priest of San Pietro in Vincoli , took place against the background of the controversy over the legality of the pontificate of Formosus , which culminated in the synod of corpses in the summer of 897. This of Romanus' predecessor Stephan VI. The show trial that was carried out embittered the followers of Formosus, at whose instigation the enthronement of Romanus was likely to have taken place.

During his brief pontificate, Romanus declared the official acts of his predecessor to be null and void; however, the rehabilitation of Formosus was reserved for his successor, Pope Theodor II .

literature

• Bruno W. Häuptli:  Romanus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 1163-1164.
• Vito Loré:  Romano. In: Massimo Bray (ed.): Enciclopedia dei Papi. Volume 2:  Niccolò I, santo, Sisto IV. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000, pp. 50–51 ( treccani.it ) ..

Web links

Commons : Romanus  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Romanus. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 22, 2011.

predecessor	Office	successor
Stephan VI.	Pope 897	Theodore II