| Pelagius I | |
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| Birth name | Pelagius |
| Papacy began | 556 |
| Papacy ended | March 4, 561 |
| Predecessor | Vigilius |
| Successor | John III |
| Born | ??? Rome, Italy |
| Died | March 4, 561 Rome, Italy |
| Other popes named Pelagius | |
Pope Pelagius I was pope from 556 to March 4, 561)
He came from a Roman noble family. Events By Place Europe Cynric and Ceawlin of Wessex fight against the Britons at Beranburh Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events By Place Europe Clotaire I dies and the Frankish kingdom is divided Sigebert I becomes king of Austrasia Pope Vigilius (d June 7, 555) reigned as Pope from 537-555 He belonged to a distinguished Roman family his father Johannes is identified as a Pope John III was Pope from 561 to July 13, 574. A Roman surnamed Catelinus he was of a distinguished family being the son of one Anastasius Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events By Place Europe Clotaire I dies and the Frankish kingdom is divided Sigebert I becomes king of Austrasia Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Events By Place Europe Cynric and Ceawlin of Wessex fight against the Britons at Beranburh Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events By Place Europe Clotaire I dies and the Frankish kingdom is divided Sigebert I becomes king of Austrasia Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 His father, John, seems to have been vicar of one of the two civil "dioceses", or districts, into which Italy was then divided. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Pelagius accompanied Pope Agapetus I to Constantinople, and was appointed by him nuncio of the Roman Church to that city. Pope Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Nuncio is an ecclesiastical Diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word Nuntius, meaning "envoy [1]
When Pope Vigilius went to Constantinople on the orders of Emperor Justinian I, Pelagius stayed in Rome as the pope's representative. Pope Vigilius (d June 7, 555) reigned as Pope from 537-555 He belonged to a distinguished Roman family his father Johannes is identified as a Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or Totila, King of the Goths, had begun to blockade the city. Totila (died Jul 1 552) was king of the Ostrogoths from 541 until his death The Goths ( Gothic: Gothic usvg|14px|u]]Gothic asvg|14px|a]]Gothic s Pelagius poured out his own fortune for the benefit of the famine-stricken people, and tried to induce the king to grant a truce. Though he failed, he afterwards induced Totila to spare the lives of the people when he captured Rome in December, 546. Events By Place Byzantine Empire December 17 — The Ostrogoths under Totila retake Rome, bribing Totila sent Pelagius to Constantinople in order to arrange a peace with Justinian I, but the emperor sent him back to say that his general Belisarius was in command in Italy. Flavius Belisarius (Βελισάριος (505(? – 565 was one of the greatest Generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most acclaimed generals in history Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
Traditionally he is credited with the building of the Santi Apostoli in Rome, ordered to celebrate the complete victory of Narses over the Ostrogoths. The Basilica dei Santi Apostoli is a 6th century Basilica in Rome, dedicated originally to St For other historical figures with similar names see Narses (disambiguation. The Ostrogoths (Ostrogothi or Austrogothi were a branch of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in the political events of the late
Pelagius was elected Pope as Justinian's candidate. While before his ordination he opposed Justinian's efforts to condemn the "Three Chapters" in order to reconcile theological factions in the Church, afterwards Pelagius adopted Justinian's position. The Three-Chapter Controversy was a phase in the Monophysite controversy was an attempt to reconcile the Christians of Syria and Egypt with This damaged the papacy's reputation in northern Italy, Gaul, and elsewhere in Western Europe, and his successors over the next 50 years spent much effort undoing the damage. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western
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| Preceded by Vigilius |
Pope 556–561 |
Succeeded by John III |
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