Pope Theodore II (Catholic)
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| Papacy began | December 897 |
| Papacy ended | December 897 |
| Predecessor | Romanus |
| Successor | John IX |
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| Birth name | Theodorus |
| Born | 840 Rome, Papal States |
| Died | October 897 (aged 56–57) Rome, Papal States |
| Other Popes named Theodore | |
Pope Theodore II was ordained as a priest by Pope Stephen V; also his brother Theotius was a bishop. He was pope for twenty days during December 897 before he died. He reinstated the clerics who had been forced from office by Pope Stephen VI, recognizing the validity of the ordinations of Pope Formosus. He had the body of Formosus, which had been thrown in the Tiber and recovered near the ancien harbour of Porto, just south of Rome, and reburied in the St. Peter's Basilica.
Reference
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Mann, Horace K. (1913). "Pope Theodore II". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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| Preceded by Romanus |
Pope 897 |
Succeeded by John IX |
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