Pelagius II was the Pope and Bishop of Rome, ruling from 579 until his death in 590. He is identified as a Catholic priest and a writer.

When was Pelagius II born and when did he die?

He was born on January 1, 520, and died on February 9, 590.

What images are associated with Pelagius II in the knowledge base?

The knowledge base links him to the image files "San Lorenzo fuori le Mura - 54018508984.jpg" and "PopePelagiusII.jpg."

Pelagius II

Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)

Person Human Q151908

Facts

16 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[9]
Date of birth: 520
Date of death: February 9, 590
Place of birth: Rome
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: Catholic priest, writer
Position held: Pope^[7]
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[8]
Cause of death: plague^[10]
Work location: Rome^[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin^[17]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[18]
Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14]^[15]^[16]
Given name: Pelagius^[11]
Manner of death: natural causes^[13]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 77

ISNI: 0000000106532874
VIAF cluster ID: 19831430, 30168445780455941643
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n88652709
GND ID: 100957404
Image (Wikimedia Commons): San Lorenzo fuori le Mura - 54018508984.jpg ↗
Academy of Athens authority ID: 56971
Angelicum ID: 193142
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13486418j
Biblissima authority ID: Louvre Pyramid
British Museum person or institution ID: 140591
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: pelagius-pelagius-ii
CANTIC ID: 981058511106706706

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CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00166792
CIRIS author ID: 1627
Catholic Encyclopedia ID: 11603a
Catholic Hierarchy person ID: pelagii
Cathopedia article ID: Papa_Pelagio_II
Corpus Corporum author ID: Pelagius_II
DDB person (GND) ID: 100957404
DLL Catalog author ID: A4869
De Agostini ID: Pelàgio+II
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 100957404
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 100957404
Documenta Catholica Omnia author ID: 01_01_0579-0590-_Pelagius_II
EBAF authority ID: 28373
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Pelagius-II
Evene ID: pelage-ii-19601
FAST ID: 234358
FactGrid item ID: Egon Wöhlken
Freebase ID: /m/0gzs7
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: pelagi-ii
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0049771
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Pelagius_2, Pelagius_2.
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID: person/945739258835
IdRef ID: 067720099
IxTheo authority ID: 076686035
J9U entity ID: 987007278386605171
KSW person ID: 86710
Larousse ID: personnage/wd/137432
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID: P/pelagius-ii
Mirabile author ID: 24101
NL CR AUT ID: kup19980000075356
NNDB people ID: 675/000097384
NUKAT ID: n2002038476
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: person/3F0022CA-C910-4806-B86C-0BC448768C8E
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls001162728
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9813211095305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1506813
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 074228560
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3955546
Open Library ID: OL5429964A
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID: 2579908
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 106817
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100314318
Parsifal cluster ID: 94457, 580713
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID: 604181
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID: 61214
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID: 16758
Prabook ID: 2182533
RERO ID (legacy): A012412161
SBN author ID: RMSV039717
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID: 2806
Teresianum authority ID: 84541
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID: papa-pelagio-ii
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID: pelagio-ii
Treccani's Enciclopedia dei Papi ID: pelagio-ii
Trismegistos author ID: 8034
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058511106706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1272946
V&A person ID: N7878
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV11682047
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/45834
WikiKids ID: Paus_Pelagius_II
WikiTree person ID: Winigild-1
Wikitólica ID: p/papa-pelagio-ii
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJk4HtQJfwXhBcGkjgtxjC
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID: P/Pelagius_II.html

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🔗 Connections

Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Occupation 2

writer, Catholic priest

Cause of death 1

plague

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Latin

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Rome

Place of death 1

Rome

Position held 1

Pope

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Rome

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Summary

Pelagius II was born on January 1, 520^[1], in Rome^[2]. He died on February 9, 590^[3], in Rome^[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest^[5] and writer^[6].

FAQs

Where was Pelagius II born?

Pelagius II was born in Rome^[2].

Where did Pelagius II die?

Pelagius II passed away in Rome^[4].

What did Pelagius II do for work?

Pelagius II worked as a Catholic priest^[5] and writer^[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Pelagius II — place of birth (P19): Rome. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Pelagius II — place of death (P20): Rome. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Pelagius II — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Pelagius II — position held (P39): Pope. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Pelagius II — occupation (P106): Catholic priest. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Pelagius II — occupation (P106): writer. Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Pelagius II — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Pelagius II — cause of death (P509): plague. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Pelagius II — date of birth (P569): January 1, 520. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved 2017-10-09. cantic.bnc.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Pelagius II — date of death (P570): February 9, 590. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Pelagius II — given name (P735): Pelagius. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Pelagius II — work location (P937): Rome. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Pelagius II — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Pelagius II — described by source (P1343): Otto's encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Pelagius II — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Pelagius II — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Pelagius II — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Latin. Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Pelagius II — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.

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Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Occupation → Catholic priest, writer

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