Symmachus
Pope from 498 to 514
b. c. 460 · d. 19 Jul 514
51st Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 23 Nov 498–19 Jul 514
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 51 · 23 Nov 498 – 19 Jul 514
Pope Symmachus was the bishop of Rome from 22 November 498 to his death on 19 July 514. His tenure was marked by a serious schism over who was elected pope by a majority of the Roman clergy.
Related people
- Anastasius II succeeded · traditional
- Hormisdas preceded · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Sardinia birth
- St. Peter's Basilica burial
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Symmachus