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Pope Vigilius
Also known as Vigilius of Rome
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- died. 555-06-07high · Wikidata P570
Bishop of Rome (537-555) brought to Constantinople by Justinian and pressured over the Three Chapters.
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Pope Vigilius was the bishop of Rome from 29 March 537 to his death on 7 June 555. He is considered the first pope of the Byzantine papacy. Born into Roman aristocracy, Vigilius served as a deacon and papal apocrisiarius in Constantinople. He allied with Empress Theodora, who sought his help to establish Monophysitism, and was made pope after the deposition of Silverius. After he refused to sign Emperor Justinian I's edict condemning the Three Chapters, Vigilius was arrested in 545 and taken to Constantinople. He died in Sicily while returning to Rome.
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- Q168734
- VIAF 34810905
- Library of Congress nr93010232
- Trismegistos author 3872
- Pinakes 2807
- Catholic Encyclopedia 15427b
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