Grimoald 5 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M IX |
| Dates | 867 (taq) / 867 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | Grimaldus |
| Religion | Christian |
| Locations | Polimartium (Italy) (officeplace); Polimartium (Italy) (residence); Polimartium (Italy); Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Titles | Bishop, Polimartium (Italy) (office) |
| Textual Sources | Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Grimoald 5 was bishop of Polimartium (Bomarzo); chosen by the bishop of Rome, Nicolas I (Nikolaos 28), to go to Bulgaria with Dominicus of Trevi (Dominikos 3) and a number of priests to select a new archbishop of Bulgaria; Grimoald 5 was instructed to remain in Bulgaria with Paulus, the bishop of Populonia (Paulos 57), and organise Christian teaching for the people; before they could leave the emperor Michael III (Michael 11) died and was succeeded by Basil (Basilios 7): Lib. Pont. 107. 74-75. The date was therefore 867.
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