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The Popes
with their Places of Birth, Death and Burial

The Confessio Petri in St. Peter's:
directly below this grillwork lies the tomb of the apostle.
Pope Born Acceded Died Buried Other Links
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 St. Silvester I zzz 314 335 zzz
34
St. Mark zzz 336 336 Rome: under the main altar of S. Marco (along with SS. Abdon & Sennen)
35
Julius I (St.) Rome Feb. 6, 337 Apr. 12, 352 zzz
36
Liberius Rome May 17, 352 Sep. 24, 366 zzz
37
Damasus I (St.) c. 304
Rome 		Oct. 1, 366 Dec. 11, 384
Rome 		zzz
38
Siricius (St.) c. 334
Rome 		December 384 Nov. 26, 399
Rome 		zzz EB: a column in S. Paolo fuori le Mura commemorates his dedication of that church
39
Anastasius I (St.) Rome Nov. 27, 399 Dec. 19, 401
Rome 		zzz
40
Innocent I (St.) Albano (Campania) Dec. 22, 401 Mar. 12, 417
Rome 		zzz
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Zosimus zzz 417 418 zzz
42
Boniface I (St.) Rome 418 Sep. 4, 422
Rome 		zzz
43
Celestine I (St.) Roman Campania Sep. 10, 422 Jul. 27, 432 zzz
44
Sixtus III Rome Jul. 31, 432 Aug. 19, 440 zzz
45
Leo I (the Great, St.) Tuscany? 440 Nov. 10, 461
Rome 		zzz
46
Hilary (St.) Sardinia 461 Feb. 29, 468 zzz
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Simplicius (St.) Tivoli Mar. 3, 468 Mar. 10, 483 zzz
48
Felix II = Felix III (St.) zzz Mar. 13, 483 Mar. 1, 492
Rome 		zzz Great-grandfather of Pope Gregory the Great
49
Gelasius I Africa? 492 Nov. 19, 496 zzz EB: turned the Lupercalia into the Feast of the Purification
50
Anastasius II Rome Nov. 24, 496 Nov. 19, 498 zzz EB: Dante puts him in Hell Inf. 11.8
51
Symmachus zzz 498 514 zzz
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Hormisdas (St.) Roman Campania Jul. 20, 514 Aug. 6, 523 zzz
53
John I (St.) Tuscany 523 May 18, 526
Ravenna
died in prison where he was thrown by Theodoric 		zzz
54
Felix IV = Felix III (St.) zzz Jul. 12, 526 Sep. 22, 530 zzz
55
Boniface II Rome 530 Oct. 17, 532
Rome 		zzz
56
John II
[Mercurius]		 zzz 533 May 8, 535
Rome 		zzz First pope to change his name on accession
57
 Agapetus I (Agapitus I) Rome May 13, 535 Apr. 22, 536
Istanbul 		Rome
58
Silverius Frosinone Jun. 8, 536 Dec. 2, 537?
I. of Palmaria (near Naples) by murder or starvation, where he had been banished by his successor Pope Vigilius 		zzz
59
Vigilius zzz 537 555 zzz
60
Pelagius I Rome consecrated Apr. 16, 556
Rome 		Mar. 4, 561
Rome 		zzz
61
John III
[Catelinus?]		 Rome? 561 Jul. 13, 574
Rome 		zzz
62
Benedict I Rome July 574?
consecrated June 575 		Jul. 30, 579 zzz
63
Pelagius II Rome Nov. 26, 579 Feb. 7, 590
Rome 		zzz

The [image ALT: zzz] cross indicates that Dante puts that Pope among the blessed in Heaven: click on it to find out exactly where and why, and the company he's in.

Page updated: 18 Apr 98