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Pope Pelagius II
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Pope Pelagius II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 520 · died 9 February AD 590
Also known as Pelagius II

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Pelagius II?

  1. Pope Hormisdas, AD 450 – AD 523
  2. Theodoric the Great, AD 454 – AD 526
  3. Pope John I, c. AD 470 – AD 526
  4. Pope John II, AD 470 – AD 535
  5. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  6. Pope Silverius, AD 477 – AD 537
  7. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  8. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  9. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565
  10. Pope Agapetus I, 490s – AD 536
  11. Pope Pelagius I, c. AD 505 – AD 561
  12. Pope Pelagius II, c. AD 520 – AD 590
  13. Pope Benedict I, c. AD 526 – AD 579
  14. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  15. Isidore of Seville, c. AD 560 – AD 636
  16. Pope Adeodatus I, AD 570 – AD 618
  17. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  18. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  19. Heraclius, c. AD 575 – AD 641
  20. Uthman, c. AD 575 – AD 656
  21. Pope Agatho, AD 574 – AD 681
  22. Pope Honorius I, c. AD 585 – AD 638
  23. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  24. Khalid ibn al-Walid, AD 586 – AD 642

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When Pope Pelagius II died, Muhammad was 18, Khalid ibn al-Walid was 3 or 4, Pope Adeodatus I was 19 or 20, Pope Agatho was 15 or 16 and Maurice was 50 or 51.

Born during Pope Pelagius II’s lifetime: Muhammad, Umar, Abu Bakr, Pope Gregory I, Uthman, Heraclius, Isidore of Seville and Pope Honorius I.

Not quite contemporaries: Ali was born about 9 years after Pope Pelagius II died, Brahmagupta was born about 6 years after Pope Pelagius II died, Fatima was born about 14 years after Pope Pelagius II died and Clovis I died about 7 years before Pope Pelagius II was born.

Where Pope Pelagius II’s contemporaries were born

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The 98 best-known contemporaries

98 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Pelagius II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 557.

  1. Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
  2. Umar c. AD 586 – AD 644
  3. Abu Bakr c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
  5. Pope Gregory I c. AD 541 – AD 604
  6. Uthman c. AD 575 – AD 656
  7. Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
  8. Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
  9. Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
  10. Heraclius c. AD 575 – AD 641
  11. Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
  12. Isidore of Seville c. AD 560 – AD 636
  13. Pope Honorius I c. AD 585 – AD 638
  14. Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
  15. Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
  16. Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
  17. Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
  18. Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
  19. Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
  20. Khalid ibn al-Walid AD 586 – AD 642
  21. Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
  22. Pope Adeodatus I AD 570 – AD 618
  23. Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
  24. Pope Boniface IV c. AD 550 – AD 615
  25. Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
  26. Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
  27. Pope Boniface III c. AD 540 – AD 607
  28. Amina bint Wahb c. 550s – c. AD 578
  29. Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
  30. Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
  31. Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
  32. Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
  33. Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
  34. Bilal ibn Rabah AD 581 – c. AD 642
  35. Khosrow II AD 570 – AD 628
  36. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 545 – AD 570
  37. Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 568 – AD 653
  38. Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
  39. Phocas AD 547 – AD 610
  40. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 541 – AD 619
  41. Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
  42. Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
  43. Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
  44. Gregory of Tours AD 538 – AD 594
  45. Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
  46. Columba AD 521 – AD 597
  47. Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
  48. Chlothar II AD 584 – AD 629
  49. Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
  50. Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
  51. Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
  52. Emperor Gaozu of Tang AD 566 – AD 635
  53. Abu Sufyan c. AD 570 – c. AD 646
  54. Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
  55. Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
  56. Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
  57. Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah AD 583 – AD 639
  58. Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib AD 568 – AD 625
  59. Bhartṛhari AD 570 – c. AD 651
  60. Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
  61. Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
  62. Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
  63. John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
  64. Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
  65. Childebert II AD 570 – AD 596
  66. Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
  67. Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
  68. Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
  69. John Climacus c. AD 579 – c. AD 649
  70. Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
  71. Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
  72. Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
  73. Columbanus c. AD 543 – AD 615
  74. Abu Lahab AD 549 – c. AD 625
  75. Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf c. AD 577 – c. AD 654
  76. Theophylact Simocatta AD 580 – AD 630
  77. Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
  78. Sigebert I AD 535 – AD 575
  79. Emperor Wen of Sui AD 541 – AD 604
  80. Empress Suiko AD 554 – AD 628
  81. Prince Shōtoku AD 574 – AD 622
  82. Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
  83. Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
  84. Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
  85. Theudebert II AD 585 – AD 612
  86. Theuderic II AD 587 – AD 613
  87. Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
  88. Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
  89. Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
  90. Venantius Fortunatus c. AD 534 – AD 609
  91. Theodelinda c. AD 570 – c. AD 628
  92. Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi AD 581 – AD 629
  93. Pepin of Landen c. AD 585 – AD 640
  94. Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
  95. Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
  96. Alboin c. AD 529 – AD 572
  97. Reccared I c. AD 560 – AD 601
  98. Ammar ibn Yasir AD 570 – AD 657