Pope Gelasius I
Head of the Catholic Church from 492 to 496 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pope Gelasius I was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 492 to his death on 19 November 496.[2] Gelasius was a prolific author whose style placed him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.[3] Some scholars have argued that his predecessor Felix III may have employed him to draft papal documents,[4] although this is not certain.[5][6]
Gelasius I | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 1 March AD 492 |
Papacy ended | 19 November AD 496 |
Predecessor | Felix III |
Successor | Anastasius II |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | (496-11-19)19 November 496 Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 21 November[2] |
Other popes named Gelasius |
During his pontificate he called for strict Catholic orthodoxy, more assertively demanded obedience to papal authority, and, consequently, increased the tension between the Western and Eastern Churches. Surprisingly, he also had cordial relations with the Ostrogoths, who were Arians (i.e. Non-trinitarian Christians), and therefore perceived as heretics from the perspective of Nicene Christians.[7]