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Pope Gelasius I
head of the Catholic Church
Years: 435 - 496
Pope Gelasius I (Latin: Gelasius PP.
I, Italian: Gelasio I; died 19 November 496) was the head of the Catholic Church from 1 March 492 to his death in 496.
He is the third and last Bishop of Rome of Berber North African origin in the Catholic Church.
Gelasius is a prolific writer whose style places him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.
Gelasius had been closely employed by his predecessor Felix III, especially in drafting papal documents.
His ministry is characterized by a call for strict orthodoxy, a more assertive push for papal authority, and increasing tension between the churches in the West and the East.
