Pope Pelagius I


Pelagius I
Bishop of Rome
ChurchChurch of Rome
Papacy began16 April 556
Papacy ended3 March 561
PredecessorVigilius
SuccessorJohn III
Personal details
Bornca 500
Died(561-03-03)3 March 561
Rome, Eastern Roman Empire
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Pope Pelagius I (died 3 March 561) was the bishop of Rome from 556 to his death. A former apocrisiarius to Constantinople, Pelagius I was elected pope as the candidate of Emperor Justinian I, a designation not well received in the Western Church. Before his papacy, he opposed Justinian's efforts to condemn the "Three Chapters" in order to reconcile theological factions within the Church, but later adopted Justinian's position.


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