Pope Saint Agapitus I

Also known as

• Agapetus I

Memorial

• 20 September

Profile

Son of a priest named Gordian; his father was murdered. Archdeacon of the priests of Rome, Italy. Elected pope when a very old man, he reigned for less than a year. Died while on a mission to prevent the invasion of Italy by Justinian. He failed in that, but succeeded in having the Monophysite Patriarch of Constantinople, Anthimus, replaced by the more orthodox Mennas.

Born

• in Rome, Italy

Papal Ascension

• 13 May 535

Died

• 22 April 536 in Constantinople of natural causes
• interred in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Pope Saint Agapitus I”. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 May 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/pope-saint-agapitus-i/>