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Laurentius
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archpriest, antipope elected in 498
OverviewAI-generated
Laurentius was a male human who lived during the Later Roman Empire. He held the positions of bishop and antipope, and his occupations included Catholic priest and judge. A citizen of Ancient Rome, he practiced Christianity and spoke Latin. He was born in 500 and died in Rome in 507.
The name is also associated with Johannes Laurentius Lydus, an author born in 490 who died around 565. Lydus is credited with 24 works, including *De mensibus quae exstant excerpta*, *Liber de ostentis ex codicibus italicis auctus et Calendaria Graeca omnia*, and *Joannis Laurentii Lydi Philadelpheni De magistratibus reipublicae Romanae libri tres*. Other titles include *Ioannis Lydi De magistratibus populi Romani libri tres* and *De ostentis quae supersunt*.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Nationality
- XT
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 3 libraries
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Key facts
- Papacy began
- 22 November 498
- Predecessor
- as Pope: , Anastasius II , as Antipope: , Eulalius
- Successor
- as Pope: , Symmachus, as Antipope: , Dioscorus
- Opposed to
- Pope Symmachus
- Died
- Rome , Italy
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- judge
- Position held
- antipope
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Christianity
- Image
- Laurentius antipope.png
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- date of death
- 0507-01-01
- date of birth
- 0500-00-00
- time period
- Later Roman Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
Laurentius (possibly Caelius) was the Archpriest of Santa Prassede and later antipope of the See of Rome. Elected in 498 at the Basilica Saint Mariae (presumably Saint Maria Maggiore) with the support of a dissenting faction with Byzantine sympathies, who were supported by Eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus, in opposition to Pope Symmachus, the division between the two opposing factions split not only the church, but the Senate and the people of Rome. However, Laurentius remained in Rome as pope until 506.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laurentius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.