Pope Simplicius
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Pope Saint Simplicius |
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| Papacy began | 468 |
| Papacy ended | 10 March 483 |
| Predecessor | Hilarius |
| Successor | Felix III |
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| Birth name | Simplicius |
| Born | Tivoli, Western Roman Empire |
| Died | 10 March 483 Rome, Kingdom of Odoacer |
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| Feast day | 10 March |
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Papal styles of Pope Simplicius |
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| Reference style | His Holiness |
| Spoken style | Your Holiness |
| Religious style | Holy Father |
| Posthumous style | Saint |
Pope Simplicius (died 10 March 483) was pope from 468 to his death in 483. He was born in Tivoli, Italy, the son of a citizen named Castinus. Most of what is known of him is derived from the Liber Pontificalis.
Simplicius defended the action of the Council of Chalcedon against the Eutychian heresy, labored to help the people of Italy against the marauding raids of barbarian invaders, and saw the Heruli mercenaries revolt and proclaim Odoacer king of Italy in 476, having deposed Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor. Odoacer made few changes in the administration in Rome, firmly in the hands of its bishop, St. Simplicius. He worked to maintain the authority of Rome in the West.
Simplicius is credited with the construction of a church named in memory of the virgin and martyr St. Bibiana.
St. Simplicius's feast day is celebrated on 10 March, the day of his death.
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