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Innocent I

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Also known as Pope Innocent I, Innocent, Saint Innocent I, Innocentius I

early medieval pope (???-417)

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Innocent I was an early medieval pope who led the Catholic Church until his death in 417 and played a significant role in establishing papal authority during the early Christian period. He matters because he helped define important church practices and the pope's power at a formative time when Christian institutions were still developing.

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Pope Innocent I (Latin: Innocentius I) was the bishop of Rome from 401 to his death on 12 March 417. From the beginning of his papacy, he was seen as the general arbitrator of ecclesiastical disputes in both the East and the West. He confirmed the prerogatives of the Archbishop of Thessalonica, and issued a decretal on disciplinary matters referred to him by the Bishop of Rouen. He defended the exiled John Chrysostom and consulted with the bishops of Africa concerning the Pelagian controversy, confirming the decisions of the African synods.

The Catholic priest-scholar Johann Peter Kirsch, 1500 years later, described Innocent as a very energetic and highly gifted individual "...who fulfilled admirably the duties of his office".

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