Felix III
pope (483-492)
b. c. 440 · d. 1 Mar 492
48th Bishop of Rome (Pope) · 14 Mar 483–3 Jan 492
Offices
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) № 48 · 14 Mar 483 – 3 Jan 492
Pope Felix III was the bishop of Rome from 13 March 483 to his death on 1 March 492. His repudiation of the Henotikon is considered the beginning of the Acacian schism. He is commemorated on March 1.
Related people
- Simplicius succeeded · traditional
- Gelasius I preceded · traditional
Events
- Acacian Schism 484
Commemorated
Places
- Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Acacian Schism
- Liber Pontificalis 1 claim — Liber Pontificalis, the life of Felix III