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59th Roman Pontiff
Vigilius
VIGILIVS
Vigilius
59th Successor of St Peter · 537–555 · Rome · b. Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
537
Elected
555
Reign ended
18 years
Length
6th
Century
The Life
Subject of the (Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy, later a (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Pope during the Second Council of Constantinople (553), the fifth ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
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