Pope Pelayo
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Saint Pope Pelayo | |
|---|---|
Bishop of Romanya | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 16 April 555 – 4 March 561 |
| Predecessor | Vigilio I |
| Successor | Juan III |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Pelagius Vibius Tasius |
| Born | 505 Northern Romanyan Empire |
| Died | 4 March 561 (aged 55–56) Yerkink, Creeperopolis |
| Nationality | Romanyan |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 4 March |
| Canonized | 579 by Pope Benedicto I |
Pope Pelayo (505 – 4 March 561), also rendered as Pope Pelagius and born as Pelagius Vibius Tasius, was the Pope from 555 until his death in 561. He was a Pope of the Great Schism and was an exiled supported of the deposed Pope Vigilio I. He was succeeded by Pope Juan III.
