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Biography of Vigilius
Name: Vigilius
Birth Date: N/A
Death Date: June 7, 555
Place of Birth: N/A
Nationality: Roman
Gender: Male
Occupations: pope
Vigilius
Pope Vigilius (died 555), whose pontificate lasted from 537 to 555, schemed as a deacon to become pope, only to suffer more pains for his ambitions than personal rewards. His pontificate was almost entirely dedicated to resolving a dispute with the Emperor Justinian of Constantinople over a question of Church dogma.The argument between the pope and the emperor concerned certain writings that had been endorsed by the Council of Chalcedon in the fifth century. A sect of Christians known as the Monophysites objected to these writings. The Monophysites, who were numerous in the eastern part of the Roman empire, had the support of the emperor, who wished to see them brought into the Church.Vigilius spent the last eight years of his life as a house prisoner of Justinian in Constantinople because of his refusal to condemn the disputed writings. Although Vigilius eventually agreed to censure the writings, he also attempted to …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…well worth the cost of his endorsement of the council. So in December 553, after a residence of eight years in Constantinople, Vigilius reached an understanding with the emperor in which Vigilius agreed to censure the disputed writings while endorsing the canons of the Council of Chalcedon. Once again, his decision brought criticism in the west.Justinian allowed Vigilius to depart for Rome with the promise that the pope would share temporal power there. Vigilius began his journey home in 555. But before reaching Rome, he died en route at Syracuse on June 7, 555, leaving a troubled legacy to his successors. His body was taken to Rome and buried in the Basilica of Sylvester. Further Reading Brusher, Joseph S., Popes through the Ages, Neff-Kane, 1980."The Council of Constantinople," Eternal Word Television Network, http://www.ewtn.com/library/COUNCILS/CONSTAN2.HTM (February 2003)."Pope Vigilius," Catholic Encyclopedia, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15427b.htm (February 2003).
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