POPE
Pope Simplicius
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Simplicius, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 468–483.
background
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 effects of Germanic invasions. His pontificate coincided with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476, when Odoacer deposed the last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, though it had little impact on the Church's administration of Rome.
summary
Pope Simplicius, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 468–483.
papacy Start
468
papacy End
483

