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Hormisdas was Pope from July 20, 514 to 523.  He
was born at Frosinone, Campagna di Roma, Italy. 
Saint Hormisdas was a widower and a Roman deacon
at the time of his accession to the papal throne. 
His son became pope under the name of Pope
Silverius|Silverius.

One of the new pope's first cares was to remove
the last vestiges of the Laurentian schism in
Rome, receiving back into the Church those
adherents who had not already been reconciled. 
Most of his papacy was concerned with healing the
schism that had existed since 484 between East and
West brought about by the Acacian schism.  The
schism was the result of Acacius of
Constantinople's attempt to placate the
Monophysites.  The church of Constantinople was
reunited with Rome in 519 by means of the
confession of faith that is called The Formula of
Hormisdas.

In art, Hormisdas is portrayed as a young man with
a camel.  He is the patron saint of grooms and
stable-boys.

Pope|
Predecessor=Pope Symmachus|Saint Symmachus|
Successor=Pope John I|Saint John
I|Dates=514–523