Pope Felix IV
E461404
Pope Felix IV was a 6th-century pope of the Catholic Church whose brief pontificate (526–530) was marked by close ties to the Ostrogothic rulers of Italy and efforts to maintain church unity amid political turmoil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Felix IV canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4669430 — 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 Felix IV Context triple: [Pope Boniface II, predecessor, Pope Felix IV]
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A.
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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Pope Donus
Pope Donus was a 7th-century bishop of Rome whose brief pontificate (676–678) focused on church restoration and relations with Eastern churches before being succeeded by Pope Agatho.
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C.
Pope Victor III
Pope Victor III was an 11th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his brief pontificate, continuation of Gregorian reforms, and efforts to oppose Norman and Muslim power in southern Italy.
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D.
Pope Leo II
Pope Leo II was a 7th-century head of the Catholic Church known for confirming the Third Council of Constantinople and for his efforts to clarify and defend orthodox Christological doctrine.
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E.
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.
- 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 Felix IV Target entity description: Pope Felix IV was a 6th-century pope of the Catholic Church whose brief pontificate (526–530) was marked by close ties to the Ostrogothic rulers of Italy and efforts to maintain church unity amid political turmoil.
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A.
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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B.
Pope Donus
Pope Donus was a 7th-century bishop of Rome whose brief pontificate (676–678) focused on church restoration and relations with Eastern churches before being succeeded by Pope Agatho.
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C.
Pope Victor III
Pope Victor III was an 11th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his brief pontificate, continuation of Gregorian reforms, and efforts to oppose Norman and Muslim power in southern Italy.
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D.
Pope Leo II
Pope Leo II was a 7th-century head of the Catholic Church known for confirming the Third Council of Constantinople and for his efforts to clarify and defend orthodox Christological doctrine.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Theodoric the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedToAppointAsSuccessor | Boniface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Felix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Samnium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Basilica of St. Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 6th century ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
church unity
ⓘ
relations between Rome and Constantinople ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ostrogothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 530 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| endTime | 530 ⓘ |
| feastDay | September 22 ⓘ |
| hadCloseRelationsWith |
Ostrogothic rulers of Italy
ⓘ
Theodoric the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempt to designate his successor
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close ties to Ostrogothic rulers ⓘ efforts to maintain church unity ⓘ involvement in the Acacian schism aftermath ⓘ support of the formula of Hormisdas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | clergy of the Diocese of Rome ⓘ |
| operatedInPoliticalContext |
Ostrogothic rule in Italy
ⓘ
conflict between Arian Ostrogoths and Catholic Romans ⓘ |
| papacyEnd | 530 ⓘ |
| papacyStart | 526 ⓘ |
| papalNameNumber | IV ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
Pope of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pope John I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
History of the Papacy in Late Antiquity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 526 ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Boniface II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Servant of the servants of God
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Pontiff ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope Felix IV Description of subject: Pope Felix IV was a 6th-century pope of the Catholic Church whose brief pontificate (526–530) was marked by close ties to the Ostrogothic rulers of Italy and efforts to maintain church unity amid political turmoil.
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