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Saint Simplicius
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Birth name	Simplicius
Papacy began	468
Papacy ended	March 10, 483
Predecessor	Hilarius
Successor	Felix III
Born	??? Tivoli, Italy
Died	March 10 483 ???

Styles of Pope Simplicius
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Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	Saint

Pope Saint Simplicius was pope from 468 to March 10, 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.

St. Simplicius defended the action of the Council of Chalcedon against the Eutychian heresy (and its confirmation of the equality to the Bishop of Rome of the eastern patriarchs), 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 it's Bishop, St. Simplicius. He worked to maintain the authority of Rome in the West.

St. Simplicius is credited for the construction of a church named in memory of the virgin and martyr St. Bibiana.

St. Simplicius feast day is celebrated on March 2.

[edit] External Links

• Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina with analytical indexes This links also holds the Vita Operaque section by Libro Pontificali

Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Hilarius	Pope 468–483	Succeeded by Felix III

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