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Pope Innocent I
c. 360 – 417 · b. Albano · Bishop of Rome
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 360, Albano
- Died
- 417, Rome
- See
- Rome
- Region
- west
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Innocentius
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Bishop of Rome 401-417.
- Primary source
- Liber Pontificalis 42
Bishop of Rome 401-417. Defended John Chrysostom and confirmed the African councils' condemnation of Pelagianism (417).
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Common questions
- Who was Pope Innocent I?
- Pope Innocent I (360–417) — Bishop of Rome 401-417. Defended John Chrysostom and confirmed the African councils' condemnation of Pelagianism (417).
- Who did Pope Innocent I correspond with?
- John Chrysostom.
- Who did Pope Innocent I succeed as bishop of Rome?
- Pope Damasus I.
- Who succeeded Pope Innocent I as bishop of Rome?
- Pope Celestine I.
Sources for biography
- Liber Pontificalis 42 primary
- Augustine, Epistulae 175-177, 181-183 primary
documented connections(1)
- corresponded (incoming) John ChrysostomChrysostom appealed to Innocent after his deposition.Palladius, Dialogus 2
tradition connections(2)
- succeeded in see (incoming) Pope Celestine ICelestine became Bishop of Rome (422) following Boniface, who succeeded Zosimus, who succeeded Innocent — not a direct succession. Source is the Liber Pontificalis, redacted in the 6th c.Liber Pontificalis 42-45
- succeeded in see Pope Damasus IInnocent became Bishop of Rome (401) following Anastasius, Siricius, and Damasus — three intervening bishops. Source is the Liber Pontificalis.Liber Pontificalis 39-42
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Pope Innocent I).