Pope Saint Felix IV
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- Memorial
- 30 January
- Profile
- Son of Castorius; nothing else is known of his early life.
Chosen 54th pope at the insistence of Theodoric, king of the Goths.
Secured confirmation of the exemption of clerics from civil law, obtained structures for use as churches, and generally used his favored status with Theodoric to benefit the Church.
Opposed semi-Pelagianism, writing to settle Church teachings on grace and free will, and approving the work of Saint Caesarius of Arles on the topics.
Tried to designate his successor, but civil authorities and many cardinals rebelled at the idea.
- Born
- Samnium, Italy
- Papal Ascension
- 12 July 526
- Died
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22 September 530 in Rome, Italy of natural causes
interred in the portico of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Catholic Online
Christ's Faithful People
Ecole Glossary, by Karen Rae Keck
Google Directory
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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