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Whose son was Saint Silverius?

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The son of Pope Hormisdas, who had been married before taking orders, St. Silverius was elected pope at the instance of the Ostrogothic king, Theodahad, although Vigilius , as Agapetus' deacon, was the logical candidate.

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