Everything about Pope Stephen V totally explained
Pope Stephen V, (
885-
891), succeeded
Pope Adrian III, and was in turn succeeded by
Pope Formosus. In his dealings with
Constantinople in the matter of
Photius, as also in his relations with the young Slavonic church, he pursued the policy of
Pope Nicholas I.
His father, Hadrian, who belonged to the Roman aristocracy, entrusted his education to his relative, Bishop Zachary, librarian of the
Holy See. Stephen was created
cardinal-priest of
SS. Quattro Coronati by
Marinus I, and his obvious holiness was the cause of his being chosen pope.
He was consecrated in September, 885, without waiting for the imperial confirmation; but when
Charles the Fat found with what unanimity he'd been elected he let the matter rest.
Stephen was called upon to face a famine caused by a drought and by locusts, and as the papal treasury was empty he'd to fall back on his father's wealth to relieve the poor, to redeem captives, and to repair churches.
To promote order he adopted
Guy III of Spoleto "as his son" and crowned him Emperor (891). He also recognized
Louis the Blind as King of Provence. As Aurelian,
Archbishop of Lyon, wouldn't consecrate
Teutbold who had been canonically elected
Bishop of Langres, Stephen himself consecrated him.
He had also to oppose the arbitrary proceedings of the
Archbishops of
Bordeaux and
Ravenna, and to resist the attacks which the Patriarch
Photius made on the
Holy See. His resistance was successful, and the Emperor Leo Sent the disturber into exile. When writing against
Photius, he begged the emperor to send warships and soldiers to enable him to ward off the assaults of the
Saracens.
Stephen, who received many English
pilgrims and envoys bringing
Peterspence, was buried in the
portico of the
basilica of that
Apostle.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Pope Stephen V'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://pope_stephen_v.totallyexplained.com">Pope Stephen V Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
