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Pope Pelagius I

Former Pope
Pope Pelagius I was the bishop of Rome from 556 to his death. A former apocrisiarius to Constantinople, Pelagius I was elected pope as the candidate of Emperor Justinian I, a designation not well received in the Western Church. Wikipedia
Died: March 3, 561 AD, Rome, Italy
Full name: Pelagius
Parents: John
Papacy began: 16 April 556
Successor: John III