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Vigilius was a pope who led the Catholic Church during the 6th century, a period of significant theological disputes and political turmoil in the early Christian world. He is historically significant for his involvement in major church councils and controversies over Christian doctrine, particularly regarding how Christ's nature was understood.
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Pope Vigilius (died 7 June 555) was the bishop of Rome from 29 March 537 to his death on 7 June 555. He is considered the first pope of the Byzantine papacy. Born into Roman aristocracy, Vigilius served as a deacon and papal apocrisiarius in Constantinople. He allied with Empress Theodora, who sought his help to establish Monophysitism, and was made pope after the deposition of Silverius. After he refused to sign Emperor Justinian I's edict condemning the Three Chapters, Vigilius was arrested in 545 and taken to Constantinople. He died in Sicily while returning to Rome.
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