Pope Pelagius I
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Pope Pelagius I was a 6th-century pope known for his involvement in the controversies surrounding the Three Chapters and his efforts to maintain church unity under Byzantine imperial influence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Pelagius I canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2863194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pope Pelagius I Context triple: [Pope Vigilius, successor, Pope Pelagius I]
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Pope Pelagius II
Pope Pelagius II was a late 6th-century pope known for leading the Church during the Lombard invasions of Italy and for paving the way for the influential pontificate of his successor, Gregory the Great.
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B.
Pope Hilarius
Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Pope Silverius
Pope Silverius was a 6th-century pope whose brief and turbulent pontificate was marked by political conflict with the Byzantine court and his eventual deposition and exile.
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D.
Pope Celestine I
Pope Celestine I was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm defense of orthodox Christology, including opposition to Nestorianism, and for strengthening the authority of the Roman See in church affairs.
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E.
Pope Sabinian
Pope Sabinian was a 7th-century pope known for his administrative focus and unpopularity in contrast to his revered predecessor, Gregory the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pope Pelagius I Target entity description: Pope Pelagius I was a 6th-century pope known for his involvement in the controversies surrounding the Three Chapters and his efforts to maintain church unity under Byzantine imperial influence.
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A.
Pope Pelagius II
Pope Pelagius II was a late 6th-century pope known for leading the Church during the Lombard invasions of Italy and for paving the way for the influential pontificate of his successor, Gregory the Great.
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B.
Pope Hilarius
Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Pope Silverius
Pope Silverius was a 6th-century pope whose brief and turbulent pontificate was marked by political conflict with the Byzantine court and his eventual deposition and exile.
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D.
Pope Celestine I
Pope Celestine I was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm defense of orthodox Christology, including opposition to Nestorianism, and for strengthening the authority of the Roman See in church affairs.
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E.
Pope Sabinian
Pope Sabinian was a 7th-century pope known for his administrative focus and unpopularity in contrast to his revered predecessor, Gregory the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Justinian I
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Emperor Justinian I
|
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Papacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine papacy
Justinianic religious policy ⓘ |
| birthName | Pelagius ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | after the Gothic War in Italy ⓘ |
| conflict | Three Chapters controversy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 561 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| endTime | 561 ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| feastDay | 4 March ⓘ |
| floruit | 6th century ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Patrimony of Saint Peter ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Pope
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
efforts to maintain church unity under Byzantine imperial influence
ⓘ
involvement in the Three Chapters controversy ⓘ support of the Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| occupation |
church administrator
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
bishops of Istria
ⓘ
bishops of Milan ⓘ bishops of Northern Italy ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 561 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 556 ⓘ |
| parent | John (a Roman official) ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Old St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Pope of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope Vigilius ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Lateran complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Lateran Palace
|
| startTime | 556 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope John III ⓘ |
| supportedCouncil | Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| title |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Pontiff
|
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| workedOn | reconciliation of Western bishops with imperial religious policy ⓘ |
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Subject: Pope Pelagius I Description of subject: Pope Pelagius I was a 6th-century pope known for his involvement in the controversies surrounding the Three Chapters and his efforts to maintain church unity under Byzantine imperial influence.
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