Pope Silverius
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope Silverius canonical | 5 |
| Pope Saint Silverius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2863193 — 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 Silverius Context triple: [Pope Vigilius, predecessor, Pope Silverius]
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A.
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.
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B.
Pope Siricius
Pope Siricius was the bishop of Rome from 384 to 399, known for issuing one of the earliest surviving papal decretals that helped define the authority and administrative role of the papacy in the Western Church.
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C.
Pope Sabinian
Pope Sabinian was a 7th-century pope known for his administrative focus and unpopularity in contrast to his revered predecessor, Gregory the Great.
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D.
Pope Hilarius
Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Pope Celestine I
Pope Celestine I was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm defense of orthodox Christology, including opposition to Nestorianism, and for strengthening the authority of the Roman See in church affairs.
- 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 Silverius Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
Pope Siricius
Pope Siricius was the bishop of Rome from 384 to 399, known for issuing one of the earliest surviving papal decretals that helped define the authority and administrative role of the papacy in the Western Church.
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C.
Pope Sabinian
Pope Sabinian was a 7th-century pope known for his administrative focus and unpopularity in contrast to his revered predecessor, Gregory the Great.
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D.
Pope Hilarius
Pope Hilarius was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for defending church doctrine and authority during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Pope Celestine I
Pope Celestine I was a 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for his firm defense of orthodox Christology, including opposition to Nestorianism, and for strengthening the authority of the Roman See in church affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century Christian religious leader
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Catholic saint ⓘ Pope ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
King Theodahad of the Ostrogoths
ⓘ
linked to:
Theodahad
|
| associatedWith |
Byzantine–Gothic political struggle in Italy
ⓘ
Gothic War (535–554) ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
|
| birthName | Silverius ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 6th century ⓘ |
| church |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| conflict |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Empress Theodora ⓘ Monophysite supporters ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| deathCause | starvation ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Palmarola ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| exiledTo |
Palmarola
ⓘ
Patara in Lycia ⓘ |
| father | Pope Hormisdas ⓘ |
| feastDay | 20 June ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Pope ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine court politics
ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
accusation of treason in favor of the Goths
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deposition by Byzantine authorities ⓘ exile from Rome ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief and turbulent pontificate
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opposition to Monophysitism ⓘ |
| papacyEndDate | 537 ⓘ |
| papacyStartDate | 536 ⓘ |
| papalName | Silverius ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
Supreme Pontiff ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
|
| predecessor | Pope Agapetus I ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Papacy in the Ostrogothic Kingdom
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Pope Agapetus I ⓘ Pope Vigilius ⓘ |
| successor | Pope Vigilius ⓘ |
| title | Saint Silverius ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope Silverius Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pope Silverius