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Liber Pontificalis
Book of biographies of popes
| Liber Pontificalis | |
|---|---|
A page from a 16th-century copy of Liber Pontificalis. | |
| Also known as | Liber episcopalis in quo continentur acta beatorum pontificum Urbis Romae; Gesta pontificum; Chronica pontificum |
| Author(s) | largely anonymous, but contributors include Martin of Opava |
| Ascribed to | Jerome for the first chapters up to Damasus I |
| Language | Latin |
| Date | started in the 3rd century as list of bishops; continued as biographical series at various stages between the 6th and 9th century, and between c. and the 15th century. |
| First printed edition | J.
Busæus, Anastasii bibliothecarii Vitæ seu Gesta. Romanorum Pontificum (Mainz, ). |
| Genre | biography of the popes |
| Period covered | from St. Peter (1st century) to the 15th century. |
The Liber Pontificalis (Latin for 'pontifical book' or Book of the Popes) is a book of biographies of popes from Saint Peter until the 15th century.
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