Pope Pelagius II

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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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Pope Pelagius II canonical 4
Pelagius II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Italian bishop
Pope
appointed Gregory I as deacon
Gregory I as papal apocrisiarius in Constantinople
attemptedAllianceWith Franks
birthPlace Rome
burialPlace Old St. Peter's Basilica
causeOfDeath plague
church Catholic Church
citizenship Byzantine Empire
concernedWith schism of the Three Chapters
conflict Lombards
countryRuled Papal States
deathDate 590
deathEvent plague outbreak in Rome in 590
deathPlace Rome
era 6th century
ethnicOrigin Gothic
honorificPrefix Pope
issued letters to bishops in Northern Italy
knownFor ecclesiastical administration in Italy
efforts to defend Rome against the Lombards
leading the Church during the Lombard invasions of Italy
preparing the way for the pontificate of Gregory the Great
relations with the Byzantine Empire
language Latin
name Pelagius II
linked to: Pope Pelagius II
oversaw construction and repair of churches in Rome
restoration works in Rome
papacyEnd 590
papacyStart 579
papalNumber 63rd Pope
policy opposed the schismatic bishops of Aquileia
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Patriarch of the West
Supreme Pontiff
linked to: Pope
predecessor Pope Benedict I
regionOfActivity Italy
Rome
reignDuring Lombard invasions of Italy
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Lateran Palace
linked to: Lateran complex
see Holy See
soughtAssistanceFrom Byzantine Emperor Maurice
Byzantine Emperor Tiberius II Constantine
successor Gregory the Great
Pope Gregory I
linked to: Gregory the Great
supportedCouncil Second Council of Constantinople

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Pope Gregory the Dialogist predecessor Pope Pelagius II
Gregory the Great predecessor Pope Pelagius II
Pope Pelagius II name Pelagius II
linked to: Pope Pelagius II