Saint Hormisdas

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Saint Hormisdas: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

association with Dioscorus
- In Dioscorus
relationship to Silverius
- In Saint Silverius

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 13, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Aug 02, 2023
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Pope St. Hormisdas.	Gita Liesangthem	Nov 03, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998