POPE SERGIUS II, THE PRACTICE OF SIMONY BEGINS

POPE SERGIUS II, THE PRACTICE OF SIMONY BEGINS

by | Mar 21, 2020 | Popes

Peter di Porca was born, sometime around 790, to a noble Roman family. He had at least one brother, Benedict. Orphaned at age 12, Pope Leo III placed him in the schola cantorum, the best school in Rome. There he did well and he joined the Church as an acolyte. Stephen...