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Felix was born to a Roman senatorial family. He was a great-grandfather of Pope Saint Gregory the Great. He was married, father, and widower. He was a also a priest. Nothing else is known of his early life. He was elected as the 48th pope.
At the time of his ascension, the Eastern Church had been split by the Act of Union of Emperor Zeno, which tried but failed to reconcile the Church and Eutychianism. Felix excommunicated the schismatic bishops and paved the way for reunion in 518, during the reign of Justinian. He drew up the conditions for the return of African Christians who had apostatized during the Vandal persecutions.
Born
- at Rome, Italy
Papal Ascension
- 13 March 483
Died
- 1 March 492 at Rome, Italy of natural causes
- buried in Saint Paul’s on the Ostian Way
Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/pope-saint-felix-iii/
