Pope Felix IV
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Pope Felix IV was the bishop of Rome from 12 July 526 to his death on 22 September 530. He was the chosen candidate of Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great, who had imprisoned Felix's predecessor, John
Restored mosaic of Felix IV in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome
Painting showing Felix IV presenting their church to Cosmas and Damian.
Samnium
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Samnium is a Latin exonym for a region of Southern Italy anciently inhabited by the Samnites. Their own endonyms were Safinim for the country and Safineis for the people. The language of these endonym
Pope Felix IV
…22 September 530. He was the chosen candidate of Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great, who had imprisoned Felix's predecessor, John I. Felix came from Samnium, the son of Castorius. He was elected after a gap of nearly two months after the death of John I, who had died in prison in Ravenna, having completed…
Samnite soldiers, from a tomb frieze in Nola, Campania, 4th century BC.