Pope Agapetus I
Head of the Catholic Church from 535 to 536 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pope Agapetus I (489/490 – 22 April 536) was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death. His father, Gordianus, was a priest in Rome and he may have been related to two popes, Felix III and Gregory I.
Agapetus I | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 13 May 535 |
Papacy ended | 22 April 536 |
Predecessor | John II |
Successor | Silverius |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 489–490 Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom |
Died | (536-04-22)22 April 536 (aged 46) Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 20 September (West) 17 April[1] (East) |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Other popes named Agapetus |
In 536, Agapetus traveled to Constantinople at the behest of King Theodahad of the Ostrogoths and unsuccessfully tried to persuade Emperor Justinian I to call off a Byzantine invasion of the Ostrogoth kingdom. While in Constantinople, Agapetus also deposed the patriarch Anthimus I and personally consecrated his successor who is Menas of Constantinople. Four of Agapetus’ letters from this period have survived: two addressed to Justinian, one to the bishops of Africa, and one to the Bishop of Carthage.
Agapetus was canonized in both the Catholic and Orthodox traditions; his feast day is 20 September in the former and 22 April in the latter.