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36th Roman Pontiff
Liberius
LIBERIVS
36th Successor of St Peter · 352–366 · Rome · b. Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
352
Elected
366
Reign ended
14 years
Length
4th
Century
The Life
Roman citizen. Banished by the Arian-leaning Emperor Constantius II and later yielding to him. Earliest pope not canonized by the Latin Church. Revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 27 August.
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