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Pope Stephen VI (Latin: Stephanus VI; died August 897) was Pope from 22 May 896 to his death in 897.He had been made bishop of Anagni by Pope Formosus. The circumstances of his election are unclear but he was sponsored by one of the powerful Roman families the house of Spoleto that contested the papacy at the time.Stephen is chiefly remembered in connection with his conduct towards the remains of Pope Formosus his last predecessor but one.
