Saint Hormisdas

[portrait of Pope Saint Hormisdas]
Memorial
6 August
Profile
Married, and father of the future Pope Saint Silverius. Widower. Pope.

Best known for the written work Formula of Hormisdas, a succinct confession of the faith, acceptance of which ended the Monophysite schism of Acacius in the Eastern church.
Born
at Frosinone, Latium (southern Italy)
Papal Ascension
514
Died
523
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
Roman Martyrology, 3rd Turin edition
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