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60th Roman Pontiff
Pelagius I
PELAGIVS
Pelagius
59th Successor of St Peter · 556–561 · Rome · b. Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
556
Elected
561
Reign ended
5 years
Length
6th
Century
The Life
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Credited with the construction of the basilica of Santi Apostoli.
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