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Pope Agapetus I

490 - 536

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Pope Agapetus I (489/490 – 22 April 536) was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536. His father, Gordianus, was a priest in Rome and he may have been related to two popes, Felix III and Gregory I. In 536, Agapetus traveled to Constantinople at the behest of King Theodahad of the Ostrogoths and unsuccessfully tried to persuade Emperor Justinian I to call off a Byzantine invasion of the Ostrogoth kingdom. While in Constantinople, Agapetus also deposed the patriarch Anthimus I and personally consecrated his successor who is Menas of Constantinople. Four of Agapetus’ letters from this period have survived: two addressed to Justinian, one to the bishops of Africa, and one to the Bishop of Carthage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Agapetus I is the 489th most popular religious figure (up from 534th in 2019), the 556th most popular biography from Italy (up from 607th in 2019) and the 227th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Agapetus I is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople, Acacius, in 519.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Agapetus I ranks 489 out of 3,187. Before him are Yasuke, Luis Antonio Tagle, Saint Apollonia, Gad, Saint Florian, and Pope John IV. After him are Saint Spyridon, Maximus the Confessor, Saint Walpurga, Basilios Bessarion, Antipope Benedict XIII, and Pope Benedict V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490, Pope Agapetus I ranks 2. Before him is Pope Silverius. After him are Bumin Qaghan, Romanos the Melodist, John Philoponus, Simplicius of Cilicia, John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, Samson of Dol, and Urien. Among people deceased in 536, Pope Agapetus I ranks 1. After him are Theodahad, Mundus, Emperor Ankan, and Tao Hongjing.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Agapetus I ranks 556 out of 5,161. Before him are Giulietta Masina (1921), Roberto Baggio (1967), Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777), Muzio Clementi (1752), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), and Cornelius Nepos (-100). After him are Lavinia Fontana (1552), Elena Ferrante (1943), Antonello da Messina (1430), Giosuè Carducci (1835), Carlo Ponti (1912), and Giuseppe Peano (1858).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Agapetus I ranks 227. Before him are Pope Valentine (780), Pope Miltiades (250), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Januarius (272), and Pope Agapetus II (900). After him are Pope Benedict V (930), Pope Stephen II (715), Pope Marcellinus (250), Pope Boniface II (470), Pope Leo V (870), and Pope John XIII (930).

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