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57th Roman Pontiff
St Agapetus I
AGAPITVS
Agapetus
57th Successor of St Peter · 535–536 · Rome · b. Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
535
Elected
536
Reign ended
1 year
Length
6th
Century
The Life
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy of Roman descent. Feast days 22 April and 20 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 17 April.
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