Pope Vigilius
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Rome |
Italy | |
Died | Syracuse |
Italy | |
June 7 | |
555 AD | |
Syracuse | |
Italy | |
Papacy ended | 7 June 555 |
Papacy began | 29 March 537 |
Successor | Pope Pelagius I |
Siblings | Reparatus |
Full name | Vigilius |
Parents | John |
Successors | Pelagius I |
Predecessor | Silverius |
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ID | 907233 |
Pope Vigilius Life story
Pope Vigilius was the bishop of Rome from 29 March 537 to his death. He is considered the first pope of the Byzantine papacy. Born into Roman aristocracy, Vigilius served as a deacon and papal apocrisiarius in Constantinople.