Pope Simplicius

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Pope Simplicius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending the authority of the Roman See and opposing the Monophysite controversy during the turbulent final years of the Western Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pope
human
activeDuring late Western Roman Empire
appointed bishops in the Eastern provinces
birthDate 0468
birthPlace Italy NERFINISHED
Tivoli NERFINISHED
burialPlace Basilica of Saint Peter NERFINISHED
church Catholic Church NERFINISHED
conflict Monophysite controversy NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Emperor Zeno NERFINISHED
Odoacer NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED
deathDate 0483-03-10
deathPlace Italy NERFINISHED
Rome
defended primacy of the Roman See
denomination Catholic NERFINISHED
era 5th century
feastDay 03-10
givenName Simplicius NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Pope
Saint
inOfficeDuring deposition of Romulus Augustulus
fall of the Western Roman Empire
interactedWith Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople NERFINISHED
issued letters against Monophysite bishops
knownFor defending the authority of the Roman See
opposing Monophysitism
supporting the Council of Chalcedon
language Latin
opposed attempts to reduce Roman See authority by Eastern bishops
opposedDoctrine Monophysitism
papacyEndDate 0483-03-10
papacyStartDate 0468-03-03
papalResidence Rome NERFINISHED
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Pope
predecessor Pope Hilarius NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
sainthoodStatus canonized saint
successor Pope Felix III NERFINISHED
supportedCouncil Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED
title Bishop of Rome
Supreme Pontiff NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

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Pope Hilarius successor Pope Simplicius
Hilarus of Rome successor Pope Simplicius