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+|+ style="background:#cedff2; text-align:center; border: 1px solid #B8C7D9;"|'''Early Bishops of Rome''' (from ''Liber Pontificalus'', a Roman Catholic document)
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+!Name
+!Start
+!End
+!Significant activity
+|- valign="top"
+|Silvester I
+||314
+||335
+||Present at the Council of Nicea, gave gifts to Constantine I, condemned Arianism.
+|- valign="top"
+|Mark
+||336
+||336
+||Little known, died of natural causes.
+|- valign="top"
+|Julius I
+||337
+||352
+||Involved in Arian controversy, and deposition of Athanasius.  Wrote "Can you be ignorant, that this is the custom, that we should be written to first, so that from here what is just may be defined" (Epistle of Julius to Antioch, c. xxii).
+|- valign="top"
+|Liberius
+||352
+||366
+||Admitted to membership the more moderate Arians
+|- valign="top"
+|Damasus I
+||366
+||383
+||Supporters killed opposing deacon.  Accused of Murder and adultery.  Established the Vulgate (latin translation of the Bible), and set the modern Catholic Canon.
+|- valign="top"
+|Siricius
+||384
+||399
+||Protested the death sentence of Priscillian, along with Martin of Tours, by Emperor Magnus Maximus as requested by Bishops from Hispania.
+|- valign="top"
+|Anastasius I
+||399
+||401
+||FIRST BISHOP TO USE THE TITLE OF POPE.  Condemned writings of Origen
+|- valign="top"
+|Innocent I
+||402
+||417
+||Expanded Rome's authority as the universal settler of disputes
+|- valign="top"
+|Zosimus
+||417
+||418
+||Fought to establish Rome's authority.  Decreed on the blessing of Easter candles.
+|- valign="top"
+|Boniface I
+||418
+||422
+||Defended the rights of the Pope
+|- valign="top"
+|Celestine I
+||422
+||432
+||Did not tolerate any deviation from his predecessor's decrees.
+|- valign="top"
+|Sixtus III
+||432
+||440
+||Dedicated the Basilica "Santa Maria Maggiore" to Mary, the Mother of God. (Official title from Council of Ephesus in 431)
+|- valign="top"
+|Leo I
+||440
+||461
+||Convinced Attila the Hun not to sack Rome.  Increased and extended Papal Authority over various areas (i.e. Gaul), "What Leo believes we all believe, anathema to him who believes anything else. Peter has spoken through the mouth of Leo."
+|- valign="top"
+|Hilarius
+||461
+||468
+||Fought to establish Rome's authority, and contended with Emperor Anthemius to not allow other churches in Rome.
+|- valign="top"
+|Simplicius
+||468
+||483
+||Fought heresy and established the Pope's powers.
+|- valign="top"
+|Felix II
+||483
+||492
+||Fought against heretics and anyone exercising Rome's authority
+|- valign="top"
+|Gelasius I
+||492
+||496
+||Prolific writer on the Primacy of the Pope.  Replaced the pagan festival of fertility and purification (February), with the celebration of the Virgin Mary.  Fought with eastern Church over God having two divine natures (Rome's view) vs. one divine nature (Eastern view).
+|- valign="top"
+|Anastasius II
+||496
+||498
+||Endeavoured to reconcile with the eastern Church, and is vilified by subsequent Popes for doing this.
+|- valign="top"
+|Symmachus
+||498
+||514
+||Accused by Senator Festus of fornication, decreed to be above reproach by human court, but not cleared of charges.
+|- valign="top"
+|Hormisdas
+||514
+||523
+||Ended the schism with the eastern Churches, with Rome victorious
+|- valign="top"
+|John I
+||523
+||526
+||Put in prison by Theodoric the Great for not listening to him.
+|- valign="top"
+|Felix IV
+||526
+||530
+||The choice of Tehodoric the Great for Pope. Defined church teaching on grace and free-will.
+|- valign="top"
+|Boniface II
+||530
+||532
+||Little known
+|- valign="top"
+|John II
+||533
+||535
+||First pope to adopt another name.  Dealt with the election process of Popes.
+|- valign="top"
+|Agapetus I
+||535
+||536
+||Secured a written declaration of faith from Eastern Emperor Justinian I.
+|- valign="top"
+|Silverius
+||536
+||537
+||Opposed the Monophysite heresy.  Deposed on account of treason.
+|- valign="top"
+|Vigilius
+||537
+||555
+||Silverius put in his keeping, where he soon died. Fought hard against Monophysitism, and eventually fled Rome when it was attacked by the Goths.
+|- valign="top"
+|Pelagius I
+||556
+||561
+||Accepted Emperor Justinians "three chapters" reconciliation of monophysitism, which subsequent Popes tried to reverse. Was in Rome when sacked by Totila the Goth.
+|- valign="top"
+|John III
+||561
+||574
+||Little known
+|- valign="top"
+|Benedict I
+||575
+||579
+||Election confirmed by the Byzantium emperor. Little known
+|- valign="top"
+|Pelagius II
+||579
+||590
+||Promoted the celibacy of the clergy
+|- valign="top"
+|Gregory I
+||590
+||604
+||Converted the Anglo-Saxon kings (through arranged marriages) to counter the spread of Christianity from Ireland, which had developed independently from Rome.
+|- valign="top"
+|Sabinian
+||604
+||606
+||Little known, started the ringing of Bells at the Eucharist.
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