Pope Simplicius
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Pope Simplicius was the bishop of Rome from 468 to his death on 10 March 483. He combated the Eutychian heresy, ended the practice of consecrating bishops only in December, and sought to offset the ef
Etching of Pope Simplicius, 1636
Pope Hilarius
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Pope Hilarius was the bishop of Rome from 461 to 468.
Pope Simplicius
…administration of Rome. Simplicius was born in Tivoli, Italy, the son of a citizen named Castinus. After a vacancy of 10 days following the death of Pope Hilarius, Simplicius was consecrated on 25 February 468. Simplicius defended the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon against the Eutychian heresy. When the…
Statue in the Church of St. Hyginus, Carville-Pot-de-Fer, France
Portrait of Hilarius from a church in Piacenza