RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Agapetus I

490 - 536

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Pope Agapetus I (489/490 – 22 April 536) was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death. His father, Gordianus, was a priest in Rome and he may have been related to two popes, Felix III and Gregory I. In 536, Agapetus traveled to Constantinople at the behest of King Theodahad of the Ostrogoths and unsuccessfully tried to persuade Emperor Justinian I to call off a Byzantine invasion of the Ostrogoth kingdom. While in Constantinople, Agapetus also deposed the patriarch Anthimus I and personally consecrated his successor who is Menas of Constantinople. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Agapetus I has received more than 271,581 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Agapetus I is the 534th most popular religious figure (up from 568th in 2019), the 607th most popular biography from Italy (up from 667th in 2019) and the 225th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Agapetus I is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople, Acacius, in 519.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Agapetus I ranks 534 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Miltiades, James, brother of Jesus, Vincent Ferrer, Kane Tanaka, Gregory Palamas, and Mary of Egypt. After him are Pope Stephen VI, Peter the Hermit, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Luigi Lucheni, Djet, and Saint Marinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490, Pope Agapetus I ranks 3. Before him are Pope Silverius, and Bumin Qaghan. After him are Romanos the Melodist, Simplicius of Cilicia, John Philoponus, John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, Urien, and Samson of Dol. Among people deceased in 536, Pope Agapetus I ranks 1. After him are Theodahad, Emperor Ankan, Tao Hongjing, and Mundus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Agapetus I ranks 607 out of 5,161. Before him are Laura Bassi (1711), Alexander of Battenberg (1857), Raffaella Carrà (1943), Pope Miltiades (250), Maurizio Gucci (1948), and Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583). After him are Pope Stephen VI (850), Marsilius of Padua (1275), Cosima Wagner (1837), Constans (320), Pinturicchio (1454), and Alessandro Manzoni (1785).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Agapetus I ranks 225. Before him are Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), Denis (210), Saint Eustace (10), Saint Rosalia (1130), Pope Zephyrinus (150), and Pope Miltiades (250). After him are Pope Stephen VI (850), Pope Stephen II (715), Pope Boniface II (470), Pope Telesphorus (100), Pope John XIII (930), and Paul the Deacon (720).

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