Pope Felix IV

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Pope Felix IV was a 6th-century pope of the Catholic Church whose brief pontificate (526–530) was marked by close ties to the Ostrogothic rulers of Italy and efforts to maintain church unity amid political turmoil.

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Pope Felix IV canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Pope
human
appointedBy Theodoric the Great
linked to: Theoderic the Great
attemptedToAppointAsSuccessor Boniface
linked to: Saint Boniface
birthName Felix
birthPlace Samnium
burialPlace Basilica of St. Peter
centuryOfActivity 6th century
concernedWith church unity
relations between Rome and Constantinople
countryOfCitizenship Ostrogothic Kingdom
deathDate 530
deathPlace Rome
endTime 530
feastDay September 22
hadCloseRelationsWith Ostrogothic rulers of Italy
Theodoric the Great
linked to: Theoderic the Great
honorificPrefix Pope
knownFor attempt to designate his successor
close ties to Ostrogothic rulers
efforts to maintain church unity
involvement in the Acacian schism aftermath
support of the formula of Hormisdas
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
memberOf clergy of the Diocese of Rome
operatedInPoliticalContext Ostrogothic rule in Italy
conflict between Arian Ostrogoths and Catholic Romans
papacyEnd 530
papacyStart 526
papalNameNumber IV
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Pope of the Catholic Church
linked to: Pope
predecessor Pope John I
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
seeAlso History of the Papacy in Late Antiquity
Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
startTime 526
successor Pope Boniface II
title Servant of the servants of God
Supreme Pontiff
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Pope Boniface II predecessor Pope Felix IV
Dioscorus precededByAsClaimant Pope Felix IV
subject linked to: antipope Dioscorus