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47th Roman Pontiff
St Simplicius
SIMPLICIVS
47th Successor of St Peter · 468–483 · Rome · b. Tibur, Italy, Western Roman Empire, Kingdom of Odoacer
468
Elected
483
Reign ended
15 years
Length
5th
Century
The Life
Roman citizen, later a subject of the Kingdom of Italy. Feast day 10 March. Pope during the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and subsequent overtaking of Rome and Italy in general by King Odoacer.
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