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Who did Pope Formosus succeed as Pope?

  • Pope Gregory VI

  • Pope Innocent III

  • Pope Stephen V

  • Pope John VIII

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Formosus was a Roman Catholic pope from 891 to 896. He succeeded Stephen V, who died in 891. Formosus was a strong advocate for papal supremacy and the independence of the Church from secular powers. He was also a proponent of reform within the Church, and he worked to improve the moral standards of the clergy.
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