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Vigilius

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[vi-jil-ee-uhs] / vɪˈdʒɪl i əs /

noun

  1. died a.d. 555, pope 537–555.


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‘Two for the price of one’: Catherine II Before the Mirror by Vigilius Erichsen, 1762-64.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2012

But Vigilius is not recognised as lawful Pope until after his death, probably in 540.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

The Latin Church, with Vigilius the pope at its head, declined to accept the Imperial decree, which was in contradiction to the Council of Chalcedon of 451.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson

In these latter words they seemed not even to spare Vigilius, although they did not mention his name.

From The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

Vigilius and Gregory the Great, who all agree in making moral unanimity an indispensable condition for a decree on faith.

From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger

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