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Also known as Caelius, Antipope Laurentius

archpriest, antipope elected in 498

Person · Open Library

Born
490
Died
ca. 565
Works
24

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  • De mensibus quae exstant excerpta
  • Liber de ostentis ex codicibus italicis auctus et Calendaria Graeca omnia
  • Joannis Laurentii Lydi Philadelpheni De magistratibus reipublicae Romanae libri tres
  • Ioannis Lydi De magistratibus populi Romani libri tres
  • De ostentis quae supersunt

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Country
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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

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date of death
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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.

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