Papacy of Simplicius

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The Papacy of Simplicius refers to the period when Pope Simplicius led the Catholic Church in the late 5th century, navigating the aftermath of the Western Roman Empire’s collapse and significant Christological controversies.

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Papacy of Simplicius canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
papacy ⓘ
assertedAuthorityOver Church of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Church

Western bishops ⓘ
associatedWith early development of papal independence from secular rulers in the West ⓘ
cathedralChurch Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran ⓘ
chronologicalPosition late 5th century ⓘ
conflictWith Monophysite bishops in the East ⓘ
councilStance defense of the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
country Odoacer's Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Odoacer

Western Roman Empire ⓘ
denomination Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
endDate 483 ⓘ
endDatePrecision 483-03-10 ⓘ
facedChallenge tensions between Rome and Constantinople ⓘ
weakening of Western imperial authority ⓘ
headOfChurch Pope Simplicius ⓘ
interactionWith Eastern Roman Emperor Basiliscus ⓘ
linked to: Basiliscus

Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno ⓘ
Odoacer ⓘ
issuedLettersTo Eastern bishops ⓘ
jurisdiction Latin Church ⓘ
Patriarchate of the West ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Latin ⓘ
liturgicalRite Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn Rome ⓘ
notableEvent Acacian schism background controversies ⓘ
Henotikon controversy context ⓘ
collapse of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
deposition of Romulus Augustulus ⓘ
rise of Odoacer as ruler of Italy ⓘ
oversaw administration of the Diocese of Rome ⓘ
transition from imperial to barbarian rule in Italy ⓘ
papalElectionType election by Roman clergy and people ⓘ
papalNumber 47 ⓘ
papalResidence Rome ⓘ
papalTitle Bishop of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Pope

Supreme Pontiff ⓘ
linked to: Pope

Vicar of Christ ⓘ
positionOnChalcedon supportive ⓘ
predecessorPapacy Papacy of Hilarius ⓘ
linked to: Pope Hilarius
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
seat Lateran Palace ⓘ
linked to: Lateran complex
startDate 468 ⓘ
startDatePrecision 468-03-03 ⓘ
successorPapacy Papacy of Felix III ⓘ
theologicalContext Christological controversies after Council of Chalcedon ⓘ

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Pope Hilarius → seeAlso → Papacy of Simplicius ⓘ