Pope Innocent I

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Pope Innocent I was a late 4th- and early 5th-century Bishop of Rome known for asserting papal authority in church disputes and for his role during the sack of Rome in 410.

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Pope Innocent I canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bishop of Rome
Christian theologian
Pope
activeYears early 5th century
late 4th century
assertedAuthorityOver Churches in the Western Roman Empire
birthPlace Albano Laziale
Italy
burialPlace Rome
church Catholic Church
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathDate 12 March 417
deathPlace Rome
era Late Antiquity
feastDay 12 March
honorificTitle Saint
involvedIn Pelagian controversy
disputes concerning John Chrysostom
knownFor asserting papal authority in church disputes
correspondence with bishops in the Western Church
defense of the authority of the Roman See
involvement in the Pelagian controversy
role during the sack of Rome in 410
supporting the decisions of the Council of Carthage against Pelagianism
languageUsed Latin
oversaw Roman Church during the sack of Rome by the Visigoths
papacyEnd 12 March 417
papacyStart 22 December 401
parent Anastasius of Rome
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Patriarch of the West
predecessor Pope Anastasius I
recognizedAsSaintBy Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
reignEnd 417
reignStart 401
religion Christianity
residence Rome
sentLettersTo Bishops of Africa
Bishops of Gaul
Bishops of Spain
successor Pope Zosimus
supported John Chrysostom
title Pope of the Catholic Church
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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Pope Zosimus predecessor Pope Innocent I
Latin Fathers of the West hasMember Pope Innocent I
Pelagian controversy involves Pope Innocent I