Gelasius I
Also known as Pope Gelasius I, Gelasius I. Papst, Pope Gelasio I, Pope St. Gelasius I, Saint Gelasius I
Bishop of Rome from 492 to 496
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Gelasius I was a Pope (Bishop of Rome) who led the Catholic Church for four years in the late 5th century. His papacy is historically significant because it occurred during a turbulent period when the Western Roman Empire was collapsing and the Church was working to establish its authority and independence from secular rulers.
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Person · Open Library
- Died
- 496
- Works
- 5
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- The letters of Gelasius I (492-496)
- Lettre contre les Lupercales et dix-hiut messes du Sacramentaire léonien
- Lettre contre les Lupercales et dix-huit messes du sacramentaire léonien
- Lettre contre les Lupercales
- Lettera sulle due nature
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Gelasius I, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Pope Gelasius I was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 492 to his death on 21 November 496. Gelasius was a prolific author whose style placed him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Some scholars have argued that his predecessor Felix III may have employed him to draft papal documents, although this is not certain.
During his pontificate he called for strict Catholic orthodoxy, more assertively demanded obedience to papal authority, and, consequently, increased the tension between the Western and Eastern Churches. Surprisingly, he also had cordial relations with the Ostrogoths, who were Arians (i.e., had a different view on the nature of Jesus), and therefore perceived as heretics from the perspective of Nicene Christians.